Early calls for the Chicago Board of Trade for Friday, Aug. 25, 2006, are corn down 1/2 to 1 cent, soybeans down 1-2 cents and wheat down 1-2 cents, according to Dow Jones Newswires.

Allendale, Inc., calls corn down 1 cent, soybeans down 1-2 cents and wheat futures down 1-2 cents.

Overnight on the e-CBOT, December corn closed down 1 1/2 cents at $2.42 3/4, December wheat closed down 2 cents at $3.93 3/4, November soybeans were down 1 1/4 to $5.63 3/4 and December soymeal was down $0.50 to $164.30.

Early calls for today's trade on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange are flat to firm on cattle and flat to weak on hogs and bellies, according to Dow Jones Newswires.

Allendale calls October lean hogs down 10-20, October live cattle futures 10-30 higher and October feeder cattle futures mixed. Cash hogs are called $1 lower.

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Early calls for the Chicago Board of Trade for Friday, Aug. 25, 2006, are corn down 1/2 to 1 cent, soybeans down 1-2 cents and wheat down 1-2 cents, according to Dow Jones Newswires.