Opening Grain Calls / Futures Broker

WHEAT – Up 3 to 5 cents per bushel.
Lifted by weather concerns in Australia and in the U.S. with additional support from increasing U.S. exports of wheat, including a sale of 250,000 tonnes to Iraq and a weekly
government sales number that was above estimates.
CORN – Down 2 to 3 cents per bushel.
Profit-taking after Wednesday’s rally, a firm dollar and position-squaring ahead of the release on Friday of USDA’s December crop production and supply/demand reports.
SOYBEANS – Down 2 to 3 cents per bushel.
Profit-taking after Wednesday’s rally, a firm dollar and position-squaring ahead of the release on Friday of USDA’s December crop production and supply/demand reports.