TREND: The trend in most active corn futures is revised to higher for now.
NONCOMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Noncommercial corn traders held a net-long futures position of 542,999 contracts as of Sept. 8, closing in on the all-time record of 547,677 contracts set in late January of 2021. Traders were net-buyers of 6,256 contracts as bullish momentum picked up on lower U.S. yield forecasts as well as Black Sea grain supplies being cut off by recent attacks against shipping infrastructure.
COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Commercial corn traders held a net-short position of 470,605 contracts as of Sept. 8 and were net-buyers of 6,216 contracts through the CFTC reporting period. The December 2026 contract is priced 15 cents lower than the March 2027...
DTN's Daily Basis Comments
Soybean Basis Weaker
Soybean and spring wheat basis was weaker Monday, while soft red winter wheat basis was stronger and corn and hard red winter wheat basis was steady.