Corn price action is down 2 to 3 cents so far on Friday morning. Futures closed with contracts 2 ½ to 4 ¾ cent gains across the board on Thursday. Open interest suggest a rotation of ownership, down just 706 contracts, with July down 14,773 contracts and September up 8,847 contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 4 cents to $4.17.
EIA data from Thursday morning showed 1.089 million barrels per day of ethanol production in the week of 5/22, down 22,000 bpd from the previous week. Stocks were up 93,000 barrels to 24.968 million barrels. Exports of ethanol were down 47,000 barrels per day in that week to 102,000 bpd, as refiner inputs of ethanol rose 20,000 bpd to 937,000 bpd.
USDA Export Sales data will be out this morning, delayed by Monday’s holiday, with traders looking for 0.9 to 2 MMT of 2025/26 corn sales in the week of 5/21. New crop business is estimated to total 300,000 to 500,000 MT.
The Buenos Aires Grains Exchange estimate the Argentina corn crop at 34.7% harvested.
Jul 26 Corn is at $4.55 3/4, up 3 1/4 cents, currently down 2 3/4 cents
Nearby Cash is at $4.17, up 4 cents,
Sep 26 Corn is at $4.64 1/4, up 4 1/2 cents, currently down 2 1/2 cents
Dec 26 Corn is at $4.82 1/4, up 4 3/4 cents, currently down 2 1/4 cents
New Crop Cash is at $4.35 1/2, up 5 cents,
