Corn Rallying at Midday

Group 1: Corn Market Overview - Corn futures are experiencing gains of 8 to 9 cents across most contracts, with the CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price rising by 8.5 cents to $4.19 [1] - May 26 Corn is priced at $4.62 1/2, July 26 Corn at $4.74, and December 26 Corn at $4.90 1/4, all reflecting an increase of 8.5 cents [3] Group 2: Ethanol Production and Gasoline Prices - Ethanol production is reported at 1.093 million barrels per day for the week ending on March 13, a decrease of 33,000 barrels per day from the previous week [2] - Gasoline prices have increased from $2.94 at the end of February to $3.72 for the week of March 16 [2] Group 3: Export Sales Expectations - Export sales data is anticipated to be released, with expectations of 0.6-1.8 million metric tons of old crop corn sales for the week ending on March 12, and new crop business projected at 0-100,000 metric tons [3]