TREND: The trend for July corn is down.
NONCOMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Noncommercial corn traders held a net-short futures position of 95,494 contracts as of June 10, an increase of 14,435 contracts as solid crop conditions and friendly weather kept sellers active during the CFTC reporting period.
COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Commercial corn traders held a net-long position of 114,551 contracts as of June 10, an increase of 9,826 contracts, week-over-week. The July 2025 contract is priced 16 cents higher than the September 2025 contract, a spread that strengthened significantly over the past week. DTN's National Cash Index indicated that corn basis firmed over the most recent week to 22 cents under the July board, an improvement of 1 cent on the...
Commentary
DTN Aghost Early Word Livestock
The price retracement in cattle futures was short-lived Monday, with contracts nearly regaining the losses of Friday. Demand remains strong. Hog futures moved to new contract highs with strong support from cash and cutouts.