US MIDDAY: soybeans, corn and wheat fall

23 Jan, 2009

Soyabean futures opened lower at the Chicago Board of Trade early on Thursday on pressure from downturns in the crude oil and stock markets, traders said. At 9:34 am CST (1534 GMT), the CBOT March soyabean futures contract was down 10-1/2 cents at $10.10 a bushel. CBOT March corn was 4 cents lower at $3.86-1/4 a bushel and CBOT March wheat was off 3-1/2 cents at $5.68-1/4 a bushel.

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