
Corn futures posted a slight bounce back on Wednesday, with contracts fractionally to 2 ½ cents in the green at the close. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 1/2 cents at $3.74 3/4.
Weekly ethanol production was tallied at 1.096 million barrels per day during the week of July 25, up 18,000 bpd from the week prior. Stocks were up 272,000 barrels to 24.716 million. Ethanol exports rose to a 6-week high at 154,000 bpd, with refiner inputs of ethanol up 3,000 to 920,000 bpd.