Corn Closed Off Highs but Still in Black
Monday’s corn session ended the day 1 to 1 ½ cents higher to start the week. March futures printed a -1 ¼ to +3 ¾ cent range.
USDA’s weekly Inspections data had 880,074 MT of corn shipped during the week that ended 2/8. That was up from 645k MT the week prior and compares to 563k MT for the same week last year. The weekly update put the season’s total export at 17.19 MMT, from 13.11 MMT at the same time last season.
The BA Grain Exchange cut their estimate of Argentine corn crop conditions, with 31% rated good or excellent vs. 34% last week, but 20% during last year’s drought.
Mar 24 Corn closed at $4.30 1/2, up 1 1/2 cents,
Nearby Cash was $4.11, up 1 5/8 cents,
May 24 Corn closed at $4.42 1/2, up 1 cent,
Jul 24 Corn closed at $4.52 1/4, up 1 1/2 cents,
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