On Thursday, the CME Group’s farm markets close double-digits lower. At the close, the July corn futures closed 13¢ lower at $6.62. New-crop September futures ended 11¢ lower at $5.82¼. December corn futures closed 6¼¢ lower at $5.66½. July soybean futures closed 13¼¢ lower at $15.49¾. August soybean futures ended 12¢ lower at $15.04. New-crop November soybean futures settled 10¼¢ lower at $14.03½. July wheat futures finished 11¼¢ lower at $6.76. July soymeal futures closed $2.40 per short ton lower at $391.60. July soy oil futures finished 1.53¢ lower at 68.85¢ per pound. In the outside markets, the NYMEX crude oil market is +0.12 lower (-0.17%) at $68.71. The U.S. dollar is higher, and the Dow Jones Industrials are 9 points lower (-0.03%) at 34,591 points.
Lars Plougmann On Friday, the CME Group’s farm markets fall, as investors choose not to take big positions into the holiday weekend. In early trading, the July corn futures are 5¢ lower at $6.59½. New-crop September futures are 9¼¢ lower at $5.76¼. December corn futures are 8½¢ lower at $5.46¼. July soybean futures are 9¢ lower at $15.28. August soybean futures are 7½¢ lower at $14.79¾. New-crop November soybean futures are 9¾¢ lower at $13.68½. July wheat futures are 13½¢ lower at $6.62½. July soymeal futures are $3.80 per short ton lower at $386.50. July soy oil futures are 0.28¢ lower at 66.53¢ per pound. In the outside markets, the NYMEX crude oil market is +0.36 higher (+0.54%) at $67.21. The U.S. dollar is higher, and the Dow Jones Industrials are 129 points higher (+0.38%) at 34,593 points.