
Corn price action is down 1 to 1 ½ cents on Tuesday morning. Futures saw weakness for much of Monday, with contracts down 1 to 2 cents in the nearbys, pulling off early lows. Preliminary open interest was up 8,625 contracts on Monday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down a penny to $3.95.
USDA tallied corn export shipments at 1.589 MMT (62.32 mbu) during the week ending on December 11. That was 9.07% below the week prior’s revised total and 37.25% larger than the same week in 2024. Mexico was the top destination of 488,231 MT, with 301,240 MT headed to Japan and 219,729 MT to Spain. Marketing year exports for 2025/26 are now 22.501 MMT (885.84 mbu) since September 1, which is now 68.74% larger than the same period last year. USDA also reported 71,917 MT of sorghum to China.