DTN Early Word Grains         09/25 05:55
   Grains Cautiously Higher Early Friday

   December corn is up 2 1/2 cents, November soybeans are up 3/4 cent and
December KC wheat is up 1 cent.

Todd Hultman
DTN Lead Analyst

   Pre-6 a.m. Globex Prices: December corn is up 2 1/2 cents, November soybeans
are up 3/4 cent and December KC wheat is up 1 cent.

   CME Globex Recap: Early Friday, Dow Jones futures are trading lower along
with modestly lower trading in European stock markets. Coronavirus was back in
the news this week and continues to weigh on economic expectations. The
December U.S. Dollar Index is trading higher and commodities are starting the
day mixed to higher. Late Thursday, USDA said U.S. hogs and pigs inventory
totaled 79.1 million head, up 1% from a year ago and slightly more than
expected.

   OUTSIDE MARKETS: Previous closes on Thursday showed the Dow Jones Industrial
Average up 52.31 at 26,815.44 and the S&P 500 up 9.67 at 3,246.59 while the
10-Year Treasury yield ended at 0.67%. Early Friday, December Dow Jones futures
are down 141 points. Asian markets are mixed with Japan's Nikkei 225 up 116.80
(0.5%) and China's Shanghai Composite down 3.76 points (-0.1%). European
markets are mostly lower with London's FTSE 100 up 7.72 points (0.1%),
Germany's DAX down 50.17 points (-0.4%) and France's CAC 40 down 29.36 points
(-0.6%). The December euro is down $.0013 at $1.1673. The December U.S. Dollar
Index is up .09 at 94.48. The December 30-year T-bond is up 1/32nd, while
December gold is down $2.60 at $1,874.30 and November crude oil is up $0.21 at
$40.52. On China's Dalian Exchange, soybeans are slightly higher, while corn
and soybean meal are trading a little lower early Friday. November palm oil is
trading up 3.0%, finding late support after four days of trading lower this
week.