Corn prices are down fractionally to 2 cents so far on Friday morning. Futures rallied into the Thursday close, as contracts were 4 ¼ to 8 ½ cents higher on the session. Open interest was down 5,044 contracts on Thursday, with July down 41,322 contracts. July options expire today, with first notice day on Monday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was 8 3/4 cents higher at $3.87.
Precip heading into the first couple days of July is limited in portions of NE, SD, IA, the southern portions of MN/WI as well as the northern areas of the Eastern Corn Belt according to the NOAA 7-day QPF. Rain totals of 1 to 3 inches are seen in much of the ECB. The 8-14 day outlook from the CPC shows warmer than normal temps across the US, with the ECB looking at drier than normal precipitation.
