TREND: The trend for December corn is sideways.
NONCOMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Noncommercial traders held 36,071 net-longs in corn as of October 8th, a switch of 43,264 contracts on a week that saw corn prices trade lower.
COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Commercials in corn decreased net longs to 20,228 as of October 8th, letting go of hedges as prices dropped. The December 2024 contract is priced 17 1/4 cents below the March 2025 contract, a bearish indication of commercial demand for new-crop corn. DTN's national corn basis is the 6th strongest in 10 years for this time of year, a neutral-to-bearish indication of demand.
SEASONAL INDEX: Corn prices tend to peak in early June and bottom in early October.
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DTN's Daily Basis Comments
Soybean Basis Stronger
Corn, soft red winter wheat and hard red spring wheat basis was steady, while soybean and hard red winter wheat basis was stronger Monday.