Corn Slipping Lower on Wednesday

Corn futures are trading with marginal losses on Wednesday, with contracts down 2 to 3 ents in the front months and December ’27 5 ½ cents lower. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 2 1/4 cents at $4.12 1/2. 

The weekly EIA report is delayed until Thursday due to the Veterans Day federal holiday. Most are looking for ethanol production to hold up following the week prior’s second largest output total on record.

Tuesday’s NASS Crop Production showed US corn yield projected at 179.6 bushel per acre, down 1.6 bpa compared to the October estimate. Production was tallied at 15.893 billion bushels, which was 141 mbu below last month.

WASDE data showed US ending stocks 91 mbu lower to 1.758 bbu, mainly due to the production number, as demand was trimmed by 50 mbu (-25 mbu each for exports and feed). World carryout for 2026/27 was 1.5 MMT higher to 281.94 MMT, as the South American numbers were revised higher by 4 MMT on a 2 MMT increase to each Brazil and Argentina.  USDA also revised their 2025/26 Brazilian number by 3.5 MMT higher to 144.5 MMT.

Brazil’s ANEC estimates the country’s November export total at 7.21 MMT, increase of 6.02 MMT from the previous estimate.

Dec 26 Corn is at $4.46 1/2, down 2 1/2 cents,

Nearby Cash is at $4.12 1/2, down 2 1/4 cents,

Mar 27 Corn is at $4.58 3/4, down 2 3/4 cents,

May 27 Corn is at $4.67, down 2 3/4 cents,

Dec 27 Corn is at $4.85, down 5 1/2 cents,

'27 New Crop Cash is at $4.48 0/1, down 5 1/4 cents,

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