DTN Early Word Grains         09/20 05:40
   Wheat Prices Modestly Higher Early Wednesday, Rate Decision Ahead

   December corn was up 1/2 cent, November soybeans were up 1 cent and December
KC wheat was up 8 cents.

Todd Hultman
DTN Lead Analyst

   EARLY MORNING GLOBEX NET CHANGES: December corn was up 1/2 cent, November
soybeans were up 1 cent and December KC wheat was up 8 cents.

   CME GLOBEX RECAP: Early Wednesday, Dow Jones futures are trading higher
ahead of Wednesday afternoon's rate decision. Many expect the Fed to keep the
federal funds rate unchanged at their 1 p.m. announcement, but a
quarter-percent hike is possible. The U.S. Energy Department's weekly report of
energy inventories will be released at 9:30 a.m. CDT.

   OUTSIDE MARKETS: Previous closes Tuesday showed the Dow Jones Industrial
Average down 106.57 at 34,517.73 and the S&P 500 Index down 9.58 at 4,443.95.
The 10-Year Treasury yield ended at 4.37%. Early Wednesday, December Dow Jones
futures are up 70 points. European markets are higher with the spot futures of
the London FTSE 100 trading up 0.69%, spot futures of Germany's DAX trading up
0.51% and spot futures of France's CAC Index trading up 0.25%. Asian markets
are lower with Japan's Nikkei 225 index down 0.66% and China's Shanghai
Composite Index down 0.52%.