Corn prices are steady to fractionally higher in the nearbys on Thursday. Futures closed with gains across most contracts on Wednesday, with contracts 1 to 2 ¼ cents higher on the day. Preliminary open interest suggested modest net new buying, up 13,539 contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 ¾ cents at $3.80 1/2. The average close for December futures so far this month has been $4.20. EIA data from Wednesday morning showed a total of 1.071 million barrels per day of ethanol pro ...