Corn futures fell further into the Wednesday close, with pressure from losses in wheat. Contracts were down 3 to 5 cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 4 1/4 cents at $3.64 1/2.

EIA’s weekly report showed ethanol production slipping 2,000 barrels per day in the week that ended on August 22 at 1.07 million barrels per day. Ethanol stocks were down 139,000 barrels to 22.549 million barrels. Exports slipped 51,000 bpd to 121,000 bpd, with refiner inputs of ethanol up 7,000 bpd to 932,000 bpd.

Analysts estimate the 2024/25 bookings in the week of 8/21 at net reductions of 200,000 MT to 150,000 MT in sales. New crop business is pegged to be 1.2 to 2.6 MMT in that week.

Taiwan purchased a total of 65,000 MT of corn from the US in their tender overnight. 

Sep 25 Corn  closed at $3.82 1/2, down 5 cents,

Nearby Cash  was $3.64 1/2, down 4 1/4 cents,

Dec 25 Corn  closed at $4.06, down 3 1/2 cents,

Mar 26 Corn  closed at $4.23 1/4, down 3 1/4 cents,

New Crop Cash  was $3.62, down 5 cents,