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DTN Early Word Grains         04/24 05:45
   Grain Markets Mixed but Mostly Lower, Staging Small Correction

   May corn is down 1/2 cent per bushel, July soybeans are down 1 cent, July KC
wheat is down 2 1/2 cents, July Chicago wheat is down 4 1/4 cents and July
Minneapolis wheat is down 3 cents.

Kent Beadle, DTN Contributing Analyst

   EARLY MORNING GLOBEX NET CHANGES: May corn is down 1/2 cent per bushel, July
soybeans are down 1 cent, July KC wheat is down 2 1/2 cents, July Chicago wheat
is down 4 1/4 cents and July Minneapolis wheat is down 3 cents.

   CME GLOBEX RECAP: World equity markets are mostly higher again Wednesday
morning, catching up to a strong close in U.S. markets on Tuesday. Interest
rates were stable and reported earnings at many U.S. companies are beating
expectations. Concerns still exist regarding the impact of high interest rates
on the economy and the likelihood of rates remaining higher for longer.
Economic data on Tuesday was mixed, with the flash PMIs from S&P both weaker
than expectations. The services PMI was 50.9 and the manufacturing PMI was
49.9, with expectations that both numbers would be 52.0. New home sales were
stronger than anticipated, at 693,000 homes compared to expectations at 669,000
homes. Durable goods will be released Wednesday morning.

   OUTSIDE MARKETS: Previous closes Tuesday showed the Dow Jones Industrial
Average up 263.71 at 38,503.69 and the S&P 500 up 59.95 at 5,070.55, The
10-Year Treasury yield ended at 4.60%. Early Wednesday, the June Dow Jones
Futures are down 11 points. European markets are higher with the spot futures
of London's FTSE 100 trading up 0.55%, spot futures of Germany's DAX is trading
up 0.19% and the spot futures of France's CAC 40 Index up 0.37%. Asian markets
are higher with Japan's Nikkei 225 Index up 2.42% and China's Shanghai
Composite Index up 0.76%.