TREND: The trend for March corn is sideways for now.
NONCOMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Noncommercial corn traders held a net-short futures position of 33,423 contracts as of Jan. 13 and were net-sellers of 93,535 contracts during the CFTC reporting period following a bearish surprise in the Crop Production and WASDE reports released by USDA on January 12.
COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Commercial corn traders held a net-long position of 48,923 contracts as of Jan. 13 and were net-buyers of 90,776 contracts through the CFTC reporting period. The March 2026 contract is priced 7 1/4 cents lower than the May 2026 contract, firming slightly (less carry) through the week. National average corn basis was steady through the week at 36 cents under the...
Commentary
Ethanol RINS Higher, Ethanol Cash Prices Mixed Thursday
Ethanol RINS were mixed, and ethanol cash prices were mixed Thursday. March corn closed up 2 1/4 cents at $4.24 and May corn was up 2 1/2 cents at $4.32 1/4.
Seven Fertilizers Show Lower Prices
Seven of the eight major fertilizers are lower in price for the second week of January 2026. One fertilizer was slightly higher compared to last month. No nutrient prices were lower or higher by a considerable amount, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more.