11.   Chicago soybean futures prices closed steady to higher Tuesday, supported by strength in the cash market.

12.   Corn futures fell to session lows at the close, partly on weaker cash markets.

13.   Contributing to the rise in futures prices today were higher prices in the so-called cash market for immediate delivery of fresh pork bellies.

14.   Corn futures rose on heavy buying said to be linked to a slowdown in farmer sales of corn in the cash market.

15.   Contributing to the increase were higher prices for pork bellies in the so-called cash market for immediate supplies.

16.   Data on November business inventories Wednesday had little impact on the Treasury cash market.

17.   Debt cash market and future trading remained weaker after the data, which was the highest monthly rise in a year.

18.   Disappointment over the lack of new export sales to China, combined with an overall quiet export market and weakness in cash markets added to the pressure.

19.   Duffy said there was little movement in the cash market and that dampened trading in futures.

20.   Elsewhere, cattle futures fell for the first time this week as the run-up in prices reduced meatpacker demand for live animals in the cash market.