USDA's weekly export sales report is due out Friday at 7:30 a.m. CST and is the only official report of the day. Traders will check to see if USDA has an export sale announcement at 8 a.m. U.S. grain and livestock futures markets open at 8:30 a.m. and close early, at 12:05 p.m. Desperate for extra attention, Minneapolis wheat will close 10 minutes later.
Weather
A cold front that brought some scattered showers over Thanksgiving to the middle of the country is pushing off to the east on Friday. Some lake-effect snows will continue around the Great Lakes behind the system but most areas will see quieter and dry conditions.