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Corn futures fell Monday ahead of Tuesday’s USDA reports, closing 3½ to 6¼ cents lower, with cash prices dropping 6 cents to $4.13½ per bushel. USDA reported a private export sale of 145,000 metric tons of corn to unknown buyers, while weekly shipments rose 5.1% from the prior week to 1.789 million metric tons. Traders anticipate USDA’s March report will show 94.37 million corn acres, a 4.4 million-acre decline from 2025, and March 1 grain stocks at 9.104 billion bushels, up 957 million year-over-year. Brazil’s second-crop corn planting reached 99%, but AgRural cut its production forecast by 0.5 million metric tons to 135.7 million metric tons. Marketing-year exports surged 36.11% from last year to 46.37 million metric tons, with Mexico, Japan, and South Korea as top destinations.
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AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA Stocks Corn Faces Pressure on Monday March 30, 2026 — 08:43 pm EDT Written by Austin Schroeder for Barchart-> Corn futures saw some pressure on Monday ahead of the end of March USDA reports on Tuesday, with contract closing down 3 ½ to 6 ¼ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 6 cents to $4.13 1/2. USDA reported a private export sale of 145,000 MT of corn to unknown destinations this morning. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis. USDA’s FGIS tallied corn export shipments at 1.789 MMT (70.45 mbu) during the week ending on March 26. That was 5.1% above the week prior and 4.14% larger than the same week last year. Mexico was the top destination of 369,416 MT, with 326,353 MT headed to Japan and 278,764 MT to South Korea. Marketing year exports for 2025/26 are 46.37 MMT (1.826 bbu) since September 1, which is now 36.11% ahead of the same period last year. China was the destination for 179,243 MT of sorghum.Ahead of the USDA March Intentions report on Tuesday, traders are looking for 94.37 million acres of corn to be reported by NASS. That would be a 4.4 million decline from last year if realized. Grain Stocks data is expected to be tallied at 9.104 billion bushels for March 1, which would be up 957 million bushels from a year ago if realized.AgRural estimates the Brazil second crop corn now at 99% planted as of Thursday, while they trimmed their production total by 0.5 MMT to 135.7 MMT.May 26 Corn closed at $4.55 3/4, down 6 1/4 cents,Nearby Cash was $4.13 1/2, down 6 cents,Jul 26 Corn closed at $4.67 1/2, down 6 cents,Dec 26 Corn closed at $4.84, down 6 1/4 cents,New Crop Cash was $4.42 3/4, down 6 cents, On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

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