Corn Comes Back to Close with Mixed Trade

Austin Schroeder Barchart Thu Oct 31, 4:19PM CDT
Sweet Corn still on husk by wal_172619 via Pixabay

Corn futures ended the Thursday session with contracts mostly steady to 2 ¾ cents higher, as nearby December was down ¾ cent on the day. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was down 1 1/4 cents at $3.78 1/2 per bu. 

The average close for December corn futures throughout October was $4.16, which is the fall crop insurance price. That is 50 cents below the February base insurance price. 

Export Sales data showed 2.341 MMT of corn bookings for 2024/25 in the week that ended on October 24. That was a drop of 35% from the previous week, but the second largest total for the marketing year and in the middle of the 1.8 to 3.5 MMT estimates. Unknown destinations was the top buyer of 771,300 MT, with 596,000 MT sold to Mexico and Japan buying 541,200 MT. 

Dec 24 Corn  closed at $4.10 3/4, down 3/4 cent,

Nearby Cash  was $3.78 1/2, down 1 1/4 cents,

Mar 25 Corn  closed at $4.26, up 1/2 cent,

May 25 Corn  closed at $4.34 1/2, up 3/4 cent,


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