DTN Closing Grain Comments 12/22 13:50
22 Dec 2021
DTN Closing Grain Comments 12/22 13:50 Grains Finish Higher Wednesday, on Track for Higher Week It might be almost Christmas, but U.S. growers are unwrapping early presents with grains on track for higher closes this week. Wednesday's trade showed March corn up 4 1/4 cents, March soybeans up 22 1/4 cents and March Chicago wheat up 15 cents. Todd Hultman DTN Lead Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: March corn closed up 4 1/4 cents and July corn was up 4 3/4 cents. January soybeans closed up 20 3/4 cents and March soybeans were up 22 1/4 cents. March KC wheat closed up 12 1/4 cents, March Chicago wheat was up 15 cents and March Minneapolis wheat was up 2 1/4 cents. The March U.S. Dollar Index is trading down 0.38 at 96.11. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 177.79 points at 35,670.49. February gold is up $14.20 at $1,802.90, March silver is up $0.25 at $22.78 and March copper is up $0.0455. February crude oil is up $1.66 at $72.78, February heating oil is up $0.0479, February RBOB gasoline is up $0.0229 and February natural gas is up $0.10.