US corn futures rose on Monday August 25, as crop tour projections came in below USDA estimates and concerns over disease raised the risk of further yield losses. Plus, other updates.

This is Fastmarkets’ weekly recap of the main movements in global cash markets.

US corn futures were up on Thursday August 7 after falling for three consecutive sessions, but upside momentum was limited by sluggish weekly net sales and exports, along with adequate soil moisture supporting crop development.

Chinese corn import activity continued to be sluggish in June, dropping to 156,445 tonnes, down by 32,000 tonnes, 17%, from 188,542 tonnes in May, according to the latest data from the country’s General Administration of Customs (GACC).

US corn futures opened the week on Monday July 21 lower amid continued crop development and expectations for overall favorable growing conditions.

This is a sample of Fastmarkets’ weekly recap of the main movements in global cash markets.

Turkey has become the leading buyer of Ukrainian corn during the 2024/2025 marketing year by making use of import quotas, which have been a key factor supporting prices in recent months.

Investors in the US corn and wheat markets amassed shorts in the week to Tuesday May 13, moving corn from a net long to a net short for the first time since October, data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed late on Friday May 16.

Brazil could reach a share of as much as 7 million tonnes per year in China's distillers dried grains (DDG) and distillers dried grains with soluble (DDGS) markets following an agreement between the two countries that allows Brazilian exports, according to the National Union of Corn Ethanol (Unem).

US futures moved into positive territory on Wednesday April 30, on bargain buying following double-digit declines observed on Tuesday April 29.