Dealers reported scattered sales throughout the region. But the warm weather, which it makes it easier for farmers to move grain, was not having much of an impact.
"I'm kind of surprised, as warm as it is, (that) some producers are not trying to take advantage of the weather and move some January contracts early," a dealer in southern Ohio said. "They seem to just be in holiday mode."
Temperatures were expected to reach nearly 60 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of the region. Colder-than-expected weather in early December and winter storms hampered movement for much of the month.
Farmers were calling elevators and processors but were reluctant to pull the trigger on sales.
"It's just guys checking in prices," an Indiana dealer said. "They want to see what the markets did while they were on vacation."
Dealers continued to roll their spot bids for soyabeans to the CBOT March contract from January.
Loan deficiency payments (LDPs) for corn, which are offered by the US government to compensate for low cash prices, were in a range of 6 to 17 cents, down slightly from a range of 6 to 18 cents on Tuesday.
At 8:51 am CST (1451 GMT), CBOT soyabeans were called to open 1 to 2 cents per bushel lower. Traders said quiet exports and abundant stocks of oilseeds continue to hamper aggressive new buying of soyabean futures.
CBOT corn was called steady to 1/2 cent per bushel lower. Traders remain cautious amid talk that index funds soon may start to buy corn futures as a hedge against inflation. CBOT wheat also was called steady to 1/2 cent a bushel lower.