Corn Rallying After USDA Slashes Stocks
Corn bulls are feeling merry as the market trades through midday. Futures are trading with gains of 3 ¼ to 5 cents across the nearbys so far. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is up 4 1/4 cents at $4.18 1/2.
The monthly WASDE report from this morning showed a massive 200 mbu cut to the US corn ending stocks numbers to 1.738 billion bushels. That came via a 50 mbu increase to the ethanol side of the balance sheet, as well as a 150 mbu increase to exports. On the world front both Brazil and Argentina production numbers were left unchanged, with world stocks slashed by 6.7 MMT to 296.44 MMT. Chinese stocks were trimmed by 2 MMT on a cut to imports
Brazil’s ANEC estimates the country’s December corn exports are 3.96 MMT, an increase from the 3.59 MMT prior estimate.
Dec 24 Corn is at $4.37 1/4, up 3 1/4 cents,
Nearby Cash is at $4.18 1/2, up 4 1/4 cents,
Mar 25 Corn is at $4.46 1/4, up 4 1/2 cents,
May 25 Corn is at $4.52 3/4, up 5 cents,
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