TREND: The trend for December corn is sideways for now.
NONCOMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Noncommercial corn traders held a net-short futures position of 92,353 contracts as of Oct. 7, an increase of 11,046 contracts during the CFTC reporting period as traders had sold ahead of the peak of U.S. corn harvest.
COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Commercial corn traders held a net-long position of 117,716 contracts as of Oct. 7, the most recent CFTC data. The December 2025 contract is priced 12 cents lower than the March 2026 contract, a spread that narrowed over the week, tying the firmest close since April. DTN's National Corn Index implies a corn basis of 36 cents under the December board, about a penny firmer week over week and the firmest for the...
DTN's Daily Basis Comments
Wednesday Morning Basis Comments
Soybean, soft red winter wheat and hard red winter wheat basis was steady on Tuesday, while corn basis was stronger and spring wheat basis was weaker.