Corn futures started the final trading day of April with losses between 1 and 3 cents. On Wednesday, contracts managed to hold on to gains despite pulling back from earlier highs. Most nearby contracts closed fractionally to 2 ½ cents higher, while some deferred contracts were steady or slightly lower. Open interest increased by 11,835 contracts on Wednesday, as 34,622 exited May positions ahead of first notice day. There were also 19 delivery notices overnight for first notice day.
The CmdtyView national average cash corn price rose by just over a cent to $4.33½ per bushel. The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report showed ethanol production dropped more than expected in the week ending April 24, down by 31,000 barrels per day to a total of just over one million barrels daily—also lower than the same period last year. Ethanol stocks declined by about one million barrels to just under twenty-six million barrels overall. Refiner inputs of ethanol decreased slightly while exports increased during the same period.
Analysts expect the United States Department of Agriculture’s Export Sales report to show between one and nearly two million metric tons of old crop corn sold in the week ending April 23, with new crop business estimated up to half a million metric tons.
May corn closed at $4.66½ per bushel after gaining slightly but was down nearly two cents in early Thursday trade; July and December contracts followed similar patterns with modest gains before slipping early Thursday as well.
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