Corn Bulls Spread Holiday Cheer on Wednesday

Corn futures rounded out the pre-Christmas session with contracts 3 to 4 cents higher. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 1/2 cent to $4.07 1/2. The markets will be closed for Christmas on Thursday with a hard open at 8:30 am CST on Friday. 

Export Sales data has total corn export commitments at 47.579 MMT as of December 11, which is 31% above a year ago. That is also 59% of USDA’s record projection, in line with the 57% average sales pace. Actual shipments are 28% of that projection, ahead of the 19% 5-year average.

The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange estimates the Argentina corn crop at 77.7% planted, ahead of average, with conditions of the crop emerged rated at 87% good/excellent, compared to 38% last year.

Mar 26 Corn  closed at $4.51, up 3 1/2 cents,

Nearby Cash  was $4.07 1/2, up 3 1/2 cents,

May 26 Corn  closed at $4.59, up 3 1/2 cents,

Jul 26 Corn  closed at $4.64 1/2, up 3 1/2 cents,

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