Corn futures closed with strength on Friday, as contracts were up 10 to 11 cents in the front  months. December managed to close with a 12 cent gain this week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price as up 10 1/2 cents at $3.85 1/2. USDA’s monthly Crop Production report showed yield at 186.7 bpa, a 2.1 bpa drop from what wat reported in August. Acreage was raised another 1.47 million acres on the planted side (a near record 98.728 million) and 1.356 million on the harvested side, with production up ...

Soybeans are showing 9 to 10 cent gains so far on Friday, following a production and stocks increase by the USDA. There were 24 deliveries issued against September soybeans overnight. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 9 cents at $9.66 1/4. Soymeal futures are up $1.30, with Soy Oil futures 41 points higher. The CME reported another 4 September soybean meal deliveries issued, with 2 reported for bean oil. September futures expire today. USDA reported a private export sale of 22,000 MT of ...

Corn futures are showing fractional gains so far on the Friday session, following another acreage increase to a now record number. There were 48 deliveries issued against September corn futures overnight. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 1/2 cent at $3.76 1/2. USDA’s monthly Crop Production report showed yield at 186.7 bpa, a 2.1 bpa drop from what wat reported in August. Acreage was raised another 1.47 million acres on the planted side (a record 98.728 million) and 1.356 million on th ...