TREND: The trend for July corn is down.
NONCOMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Noncommercial traders held a net-short futures position of 81,059 contracts as of June 3, an increase of 60,726 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 104,725 contracts as of June 3, an increase of 52,161 contracts, week-over-week. The July 2025 contract is priced 8 1/2 cents higher than the September 2025 contract, a spread that weakened significantly over the past week. DTN's National Cash Index indicated that corn basis firmed over the most recent week to 23 cents under the July board, an improvement of 1 cent on the...
Commentary
AgHost Livestock Close
The livestock complex closed mixed as the cattle contracts remained cautious, but the lean hog complex had enough fundamental support to close fully higher. Big items to watch for on Thursday will be the morning's WASDE report and any developments in the fed cash cattle market.