
CHICAGO, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Grain futures prices closed mostly lower on the Chicago Board of Trade Friday, with the dollar index flat on the International Exchange.
Corn was off 1 3/4 to off 4 1/2, soybeans were off 34 1/4 to off 42 3/4, wheat was off 3/4 to up 1/4 and oats were up 4 1/4 to up 4 1/2.
Corn prices slipped as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Supply and Demand Report raised its stockpile projection for the year. Wheat closed down for the week although traders see wheat used for feed reducing supplies.
Soybeans were off sharply with the USDA's export projection unchanged.
The prices:
Corn: Mar 7.09 off 1 3/4, May 7.08 3/4 off 3 1/4, Jly 6.99 off 2 3/4, Sep 5.84 3/4 off 4 1/2.
Soybeans: Mar 14.52 1/2 off 34 1/4, May 14.36 3/4 off 36 1/2, Jly 14.25 1/2 off 36 3/4, Aug 13.88 3/4 off 42 3/4.
Wheat: Mar 7.56 1/4 up 1/4, May 7.62 1/2 off 1/2, Jly 7.62 3/4 off 3/4, Sep 7.71 off 1/4.
Oats: Mar 3.85 3/4 up 4 1/4, May 3.76 1/4 up 4 1/2, Jly 3.74 1/4 up 4 1/2, Sep 3.73 1/2 up 4 1/2.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Business News Stories | |
MOSCOW, May 24 (UPI) --
Russia's decision to suspend its use of an Azerbaijani oil pipeline isn't the result of political tensions, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.
|
MANILA, May 24 (UPI) --
The Philippines is determined to spend $1.8 billion on military upgrades -- mostly naval -- to protect the country against "bullies" in its territorial waters.
|
Properties repossessed by lenders in the first quarter took an average of 477 days to complete the foreclosure process, up from 414 days in the previous...
|
Nobody likes spending cuts but the champion of that attitude is clearly President Barack Obama, who seems to have a very clear pain-avoidance agenda.
|
| Stories | Photos | Comments |
View Caption