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Corn futures rose 1–3½ cents across front-month contracts on February 26, 2026, with the national cash price up ¾ cent to $3.96½ per bushel. December corn averaged $4.60 this month, setting the spring crop insurance base price—a 10-cent drop from 2025, with only three days left for final pricing. U.S. ethanol production dipped slightly to 1.113M barrels/day, while stocks rose to 25.646M barrels, though daily output fell to 141,000 barrels as refinery inputs held steady. Taiwan bought 65,000 metric tons of U.S. corn, boosting export expectations ahead of Thursday’s sales report, where traders anticipate 0.9–1.8M metric tons of old-crop sales. Nearby contracts gained: March up 1½ cents to $4.29¼, May up 3¼ cents to $4.41¾, and July up 2½ cents to $4.50.
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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 Trading with Wednesday Gains February 26, 2026 — 01:33 am EST Written by Austin Schroeder for Barchart-> Corn futures are trading with 1 to 3 ½ cent gains across the front months on Wednesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down a up ¾ cent to $3.96 1/2. With just 3 days left for price discovery for the spring base price for Crop Insurance, December corn has averaged $4.60 this month. That would be down a dime from last year. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis. EIA data from this morning showed a total of 1.113 million barrels per day of ethanol produced in the week of 2/20, down just 5,000 bpd from the week prior. Ethanol stocks were up 58,000 barrels to 25.646 million barrels. Ethanol stocks slipped 36,000 bpd to 141,000 bpd, as refiner inputs were steady at 866,000 bpd.Export Sales data for the week of 2/19 will be released on Thursday, with traders looking for 0.9-1.8 MMT of old crop corn sold. Taiwan purchased a total of 65,000 MT of corn in a tender, with the US the expected origin. Mar 26 Corn is at $4.29 1/4, up 1 1/2 cents,Nearby Cash is at $3.96 1/2, up 3/4 cent,May 26 Corn is at $4.41 3/4, up 3 1/4 cents,Jul 26 Corn is at $4.50, up 2 1/2 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. More news from Barchart Are Corn Prices too Low?

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