TREND: The trend for July corn is sideways.
NONCOMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Noncommercial traders held a net-long futures position of 18,106 contracts of corn as of May 13, a decrease of 97,793 contracts week over week as traders continue to sell out of corn futures positions.
COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Commercial corn traders held a net-long position of 13,151 contracts as of May 13, a switch of 88,448 contracts from the previous week's net-short position of 75,297 contracts. The July 2025 contract is priced 20 cents higher than the September 2025 contract; a spread has held steady over the past week. DTN's National Corn Basis has leveled out over the past week to 27 cents under the July board, an improvement of 1 cents week over...
Commentary
DTN Aghost Early Word Livestock
Cattle futures did not provide much excitement Tuesday as traders are uncertain over the strength of cash and the upcoming Cattle on Feed report. Hogs followed a similar pattern with futures mixed at the close.