Corn futures closed out the Friday session with contracts 1 to 4 ½ cents across the board, as December was 5 ½ cents lower. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 3 3/4 cents at $4.35. Now halfway through October the average close for December futures has been $4.91, as the harvest price option for price insurance gets discovered.
USDA reported a private export sale of 127,000 MT of corn for 2026/27 to Japan this morning.