DTN Early Word Grains         09/25 05:52
   Soybeans, Meal Firmer While Grains Take a Breather

   December corn was down 1/4 cents, November soybeans were up 5 cents, and
December K.C. wheat was down 2 1/4 cents.


Tregg Cronin
DTN Contributing Analyst

6:00 a.m. CME Globex:   December corn was down 1/4 cents, November soybeans
were up 5 cents, and December K.C. wheat was down 2 1/4 cents.

CME Globex Recap:   Mixed equity markets Tuesday morning but the real feature
is the continued strength in energy markets. Crude oil is trading to fresh 2
1/2-month highs as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries sees
no reason to increase production to bring down oil prices. The Trump
administration is likely to find themselves at odds with OPEC, adding to trade
woes. The soy complex is bouncing overnight on strength from Chinese markets
while grains continue to back-and-fill.

OUTSIDE MARKETS:   Previous closes on Monday showed the Dow Jones Industrial
Average down 181.45 points at 26,562.05 and the S&P 500 down 10.30 points at
2,919.37 while the 10-year Treasury yield ended at 3.093%. Early Tuesday, DJIA
futures were up 4.00. Asian markets are mixed with Japan's Nikkei 225 up 70.33
points (0.29%) and China's Shanghai Composite down 16.35 (-0.58%). European
markets are higher with London's FTSE 100 up 14.13 points (0.19%), Germany's
DAX up 19.97 points (0.16%), and France's CAC 40 up 10.98 points (0.20%). The
euro was up 0.00020 at 1.18380 and the U.S. dollar index was down 0.0620 at
94.1930. September 30-year T-Bonds were down 19/32nds while December gold was
up $0.10 at $1,204.50 and November crude oil was up $0.51 at $72.59 Soybeans on
China's Dalian Exchange closed up 0.79% while meal was up 1.75%.