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Soybeans Close Down 9¢ | Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025

By, Successful Farming

January 03, 2026

March corn ended the day down 3¼¢ at $4.36½ per bushel.

January soybeans closed down 9¢ at $10.62¾ per bushel.

March CBOT wheat closed down 11¼¢ at $5.09½ per bushel. March Kansas City wheat was down 7¢ at $5.05 per bushel. March Minneapolis wheat was down 3¾¢ at $5.65¼.

“Corn futures moved lower on Tuesday, weighed down by heavy selling in the wheat and soybean markets,” said the Grain Market Insider newsletter by Stewart-Peterson Inc.

Concerning soybeans, the newsletter noted: “Soybeans closed lower for a third straight session as fund selling persisted, with March futures filling the $10.76 gap and extending losses beyond that level.”

Regarding wheat, the newsletter said: “Wheat closed moderately lower, pressured by Paris milling wheat futures making new lows and spillover weakness from the corn and soybean markets.”

March feeder cattle ended the day up $2.75 at $337.60 per hundredweight (cwt). February live cattle closed up 15¢ at $230.70 per cwt. February lean hogs were up 93¢ at $84.78 per cwt.

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