TREND: The trend for December corn is down.
NONCOMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Noncommercial corn traders held a net-short futures position of 105,210 contracts as of Aug. 19, a decrease of 27,964 contracts as speculators reduced their bearish bet.
COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Commercial corn traders held a net-long position of 123,955 contracts as of Aug. 19, a decrease of 31,224 contracts week over week. The December 2025 contract is priced 17 1/2 cents lower than the March 2026 contract, indicating a comfortable level of old crop supplies.
SEASONAL INDEX: Corn prices tend to peak in early June and bottom in early October.
PRICE PROBABILITY: The front month (December) corn futures...
DTN's Daily Basis Comments
Friday Morning Basis Comments
Soybean, soft red winter wheat and corn basis was steady, while soft red winter wheat and spring wheat basis was stronger.