Corn futures are trading with 2 to 3 ½ cent gains across most contracts on Tuesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 2 3/4 cents at $3.62.
Monday afternoon’s weekly Crop Progress report showed the US corn crop at 97% silking, with 72% in the dough stage, both 1% back of normal. The crop was also listed at 27% dented as of Sunday, with 3% mature. Conditions slipped 1 point this week, to 71% gd/ex and 382 on the Brugler500 index.
