Corn price action is down 1 to 1 ½ cents on Tuesday morning. Futures saw weakness for much of Monday, with contracts down 1 to 2 cents in the nearbys, pulling off early lows. Preliminary open interest was up 8,625 contracts on Monday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down a penny to  $3.95. USDA tallied corn export shipments at 1.589 MMT (62.32 mbu) during the week ending on December 11. That was 9.07% below the week prior’s revised total and 37.25% larger than the same week in 2024. Me ...

Corn futures are down 4 to 5 cents in the front months on Friday. December futures expire today, with 6 deliveries issued overnight. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 4 3/4 cents at $3.97 3/4. USDA reported private export sales of 250,000 MT of corn during the reporting period to unknown destinations this morning. More News from Barchart Export Sales data will get another catchup on Monday, with traders looking for 1.1-2.2 MMT in corn sales during the week ending on 11/20. Dec 25 ...

Corn price action is down 1 to 2 cents in the front months on Friday morning. Futures posted higher Thursday trade, with contracts up fractionally to 2 ½ cents in the nearby contracts. December futures expire today, with 6 deliveries issued overnight. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1 1/2 cents at $4.01 1/2. Export Sales data was updated again on Thursday, showing a 4-week high 2.38 MMT of corn sold in the week ending on 11/13. That was 59.3% larger than the same week last year. Tot ...

Corn price action is fractionally to a penny higher so far on Tuesday. Futures found weaker trade on Monday as traders were squaring up ahead of a Tuesday USDA report. Contracts were down fractionally to 2 cents. Preliminary open interest slipped back 2,257 contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 1 1/4 cents at $3.98 1/4. Export Inspections data showed corn at 1.453 MT (57.2 mbu) shipped in the week that ended on December 4. That was a drop of 10.89% from the week prior but up 3 ...

Corn price action is steady to 1 ¼ cents higher on Tuesday. Futures gave back some of last week’s late strength on Monday, with contracts down 2 to 3 cents in the nearbys. Preliminary open interest was down 8,707 contracts on Monday, mostly in the front two contracts. There were another 76 deliveries issued against December futures overnight. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was back down today at $3.99. The Monday morning Export Inspections report showed a total of 1.421 MMT (55.95 mbu) of ...

Corn prices are down 2 to 3 cents early on Monday morning. Futures posted gains of 2 to 3 ¾ cents across the front months on Friday’s short session, with December up a dime last week. Open interest was down 8,595 contracts on Friday. There were 64 deliveries issued against December corn on Friday night. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 7 ¼ cents at $4.11. USDA’s delayed Export Sales report for the week ending on October 16 showed 2.82 MMT of corn sold for 2025/26. There was another 57 ...

Group 1 - Corn futures closed down 1 to 3 3/4 cents, with the national average Cash Corn price at $3.88 1/4, down 3 1/4 cents [1] - Export sales for 2025/26 corn bookings reached 2.26 MMT, exceeding analysts' estimates and marking an 84.9% increase compared to the same week last year [1] - South Korean importers purchased a total of 329,000 MT of corn, although the origins were not specified [2] Group 2 - The International Grains Council reported a slight increase in world corn production by 1 MMT from the previous month, with stocks also up by 1 MMT [2] - December 25 Corn closed at $4.26 1/2, while March 26 and May 26 Corn closed at $4.37 3/4 and $4.45 1/4 respectively, all down by 3 3/4 cents [2]

Core Insights - Corn prices have decreased by 2 to 2 ½ cents early on Monday, with futures showing losses of 3 to 4 cents across the front months on Friday, and December corn slipping back 2 cents last week [1] - Managed money has added back 14,624 contracts to their net short position in corn futures and options, resulting in a net position of -94,675 contracts, primarily due to long liquidation [2] - Corn export sale commitments reached a record 25.757 million metric tons (MMT), which is 75% higher than the same week last year, representing 34% of the USDA export projection [3] Price Movements - December corn closed at $4.22, down 3 ¾ cents, while the nearby cash price was $3.78, also down 3 ¾ cents [4] - March 2026 corn closed at $4.38 ¾, down 3 ½ cents, and May 2026 corn closed at $4.48, down 3 ¼ cents [4] Planting Progress - Brazil's first corn crop in the center-south region is reported to be 32% planted as of Thursday [4] Inventory Expectations - Analysts expect the USDA to report 1.336 billion bushels (bbu) of corn on hand as of September 1, with estimates ranging from 1.26 to 1.45 bbu [3]

Core Insights - Corn prices have decreased by 3 to 3.5 cents on Monday morning, with December futures dropping 6 cents last week [1] - The USDA's Export Sales report indicates total corn commitments at 23.833 million metric tons (MMT), representing a 68% increase from the previous year and the second largest for that week on record [3] Price Movements - December corn futures closed at $4.24, down 1/4 cent, while nearby cash corn was at $3.80 1/2, up 1/4 cent [3] - March 2026 corn closed at $4.41 1/4, down 1/4 cent, and May 2026 corn closed at $4.51, down 1/2 cent [3] Market Positioning - The CFTC Commitment of Traders report showed a reduction of 19,878 contracts from the spec fund net short position, bringing it to 80,051 contracts as of September 16th [2] - Commercials increased their net short position by 15,920 contracts, totaling 108,290 contracts by Tuesday [2] Planting Progress - Brazil's first corn crop is reported to be 25% planted in the Center-South region as of last Thursday [3]

Group 1 - Corn futures closed the Thursday session with an increase of 2 to 3 cents ahead of the USDA reports, with September corn futures seeing 154 deliveries issued overnight [1] - The national average Cash Corn price rose by 2 3/4 cents to $3.75 [1] - Export Sales data indicated a total of 539,900 MT of corn sold for the week ending September 4, with Mexico as the top buyer at 256,500 MT and Japan at 143,700 MT [2] Group 2 - An additional 1.17 MMT of corn was carried over from the 2024/25 marketing year, with total 2025/26 corn sales starting at 22.601 MMT, the second largest on record [2] - Brazil's corn production for 2024/25 was raised by 2.67 MMT to 139.67 MMT according to CONAB [3] - Closing prices for corn on September 25 showed an increase, with Sep 25 Corn at $3.99, Dec 25 Corn at $4.19 3/4, and Mar 26 Corn at $4.37 1/4, all up by 2 3/4 cents [3]