DTN Closing Grain Comments 08/26 14:02
26 Aug 2022
DTN Closing Grain Comments 08/26 14:02 Grain Sector Caps Bullish Week With More Higher Closes Friday Active contracts of corn, soybeans and all three U.S. wheats finished with double-digit gains Friday, supported by strong commercial demand and a growing number of believers coming around to the view, first proposed by DTN's Digital Crop Tour, powered by Gro Intelligence, that U.S. corn yields will be lower in 2022. Todd Hultman DTN Lead Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: September corn closed up 11 1/4 cents and December corn was up 14 1/4 cents. September soybeans closed up 52 3/4 cents and November soybeans were up 30 cents. December KC wheat closed up 16 cents, December Chicago wheat was up 16 1/4 cents and December Minneapolis wheat was up 13 3/4 cents. The September U.S. Dollar Index is trading up 0.29 at 108.73. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 744.16 points at 32,547.62. December gold is down $22.00 at $1,749.40, September silver is down $0.37 at $18.76 and September copper is down $0.010. October crude oil is up $0.43 at $92.95, October heating oil is up $0.0430, October RBOB gasoline is up $0.0183 and October natural gas is down $0.082.