玉米仍是美国“强项”

Group 1 - The corn market remains bullish due to record export demand, despite a price pullback this week [1] - December corn futures rose by 0.5 cents to $4.3025, following a drop of 7 cents to $4.2975, marking the lowest closing price since November 10 [3] - The USDA reported that as of last Sunday, corn harvest progress reached 91%, lower than 98% at the same time last year and slightly below the five-year average of 94% [3] Group 2 - The USDA raised the average corn yield to an unexpected 186 bushels per acre, with total production estimated at 16.752 billion bushels, a 12% increase from 2024 [4] - August corn export volume reached 6.397 million tons (251.8 million bushels), a record for the period, and increased by 25% compared to August 2024 [4] - The EIA reported a 1.5% week-over-week increase in ethanol production, with an average daily output of 1.091 million barrels [5]