Corn is falling back in early Monday trade, down 7 to 8 cents so far. Futures closed the Friday session mixed, with front months down ½ to 2 cents and deferred contracts for the 2027 crop steady to a penny higher. July options expired today, with first notice day on Tuesday. July futures were down 4 ¾ cents last week, with December down 2 ½ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was 1 3/4 cents lower at $3.85 1/4.

The updated 7-day QPF from NOAA showed 1 to 3 inches of rain over the next week, mainly in the Eastern half of the Dakotas, MN, eastern NE through the northwest half of IA and Wi. The south east portion of IA, MO, and the ECB remain dry in the next week.

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CFTC data showed managed money adding another 23,264 contracts to their net short position in corn futures and options the week ending on June 23. That came via new short interest, with the outright shorts up 37,052 contracts.

Acreage data will be updated on Tuesday from NASS, with traders looking for 95.1 million corn acres according to a Bloomberg survey. 

Brazil's second corn crop was estimated at 22% harvested according to AgRural

Jul 26 Corn  closed at $4.12 3/4, down 2 cents, currently down 7 1/4 cents

Nearby Cash  was $3.85 1/4, down 1 3/4 cents,

Sep 26 Corn  closed at $4.21 3/4, down 2 1/2 cents, currently down 7 3/4 cents

Dec 26 Corn  closed at $4.41 1/2, down 1 1/2 cents, currently down 7 3/4 cents

New Crop Cash  was $3.97 7/8, down 2 cents,

On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. This article was originally published on Barchart.com