DTN Closing Grain Comments    10/15 14:14
   Grain Markets Continue Downward Slide Tuesday

   Grain markets failed to find a footing Tuesday in the midst of near-perfect
harvest weather throughout much of the U.S. Midwest and looming record-setting
corn and soybean yields and production are pressuring prices.

Rhett Montgomery
DTN Lead Analyst

GENERAL COMMENTS:

   December corn closed down 7 cents and March corn was down 7 1/4 cents.
November soybeans closed down 5 cents and March soybeans were down 8 1/2 cents.
December KC wheat closed down 7 cents, December Chicago wheat was down 5 3/4
cents and December Minneapolis wheat was down 9 cents.