DTN Early Word Grains         09/10 07:17
   Grains Quietly Mixed Overnight

   Opening calls subject to Friday's USDA Supply and Demand and Crop Production
reports set for release at 7:30 am (CDT).

By Darin Newsom
DTN Senior Analyst

  7:15 AM e-CBOT: Corn 3 higher (December), Soybeans 1 1/2 lower (November),
Wheat 3 1/2 lower (December).

GENERAL OPENING CALL   Opening calls subject to Friday's USDA Supply and Demand
and Crop Production reports set for release at 7:30 am (CDT).

6:00 AM e-CBOT   Corn 1/2 higher (December), Soybeans 1/2 higher (November),
Wheat 1 3/4 lower (December).  Little action was seen overnight as the grain
markets prepare for the September round of government reports. Support from
outside markets was noted, particularly crude oil where the spot-month contract
posted an interesting triple-digit gain.

OUTSIDE MARKETS   The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 28.23 points higher
Thursday at 10,415.24. The overnight session saw the Dow Jones futures trade 12
points higher, indicating the market could see continued buying interest
Friday. Asian markets were mostly higher with the Nikkei up 140.78 points at
9,239.17. European markets were mostly lower. The overnight crude oil market
was $1.56 higher at $75.81. Brent crude was $.11 higher at $77.58. The December
gold contract was $1.30 lower at $1,249.60 while the U.S. dollar index is 0.108
lower at 82.618. Soybeans at the Chinese Dalian Commodity Exchange were lower.