DTN Closing Grain Comments 01/04 14:51
4 Jan 2022
DTN Closing Grain Comments 01/04 14:51 Specs Push Row Crops Higher on South American Concerns March corn closed up 20 1/4 cents and March soybeans were up 34 1/4 cents to their highest close since June, driven by speculative buying as concerns about dry weather conditions in southern Brazil and Argentina get more attention. Todd Hultman DTN Lead Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: March corn closed up 20 1/4 cents and July corn was up 16 3/4 cents. March soybeans closed up 34 1/4 cents and July soybeans were up 30 1/2 cents. March KC wheat closed up 12 1/2 cents, March Chicago wheat was up 12 cents and March Minneapolis wheat was up 2 3/4 cents.. The March U.S. Dollar Index is trading up 0.06 at 96.27. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 206.80 points at 36,791.86. February gold is up $15.20 at $1,815.30, March silver is up $0.27 at $23.08 and March copper is up $0.0480. February crude oil is up $0.99 at $77.07, February heating oil is up $0.0510, February RBOB gasoline is up $0.0217 and February natural gas is down $0.093.