TREND: The trend in December corn is up.
NONCOMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Noncommercial traders held a net-long futures position of 306,677 contracts in corn as of July 27, a decrease of 4,852 contracts from the previous week. Noncommercial net longs continue to slowly liquidate in 2021, while prices maintain support.
COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Commercial net shorts remain significant as of July 27. The December contract is priced 8 cents below the March contract, a bearish indication of demand for new-crop corn.
SEASONAL INDEX: Corn prices tend to peak in early June and bottom in early October.
PRICE PROBABILITY: The active futures contract stayed at the 55th percentile, a roughly...
Commentary
Ethanol Futures Unchanged; Cash Markets Move Higher
August ethanol futures were unchanged at $2.22 Friday and September ethanol futures also were unchanged at $2.22. September corn closed down 11 cents at $5.47 and December corn closed down 11 1/4 cents at $5.45 1/4/bushel.
Potash Retail Price Up 15% From Last Month; UAN Prices Slightly Lower
For the fifth week in a row, potash saw the biggest retail price hike, up a whopping 15% from last month. Both UAN28 and UAN32 were slightly lower than last month.