CBOT values Sink Further on China Phase 1 News Report Amid Favorable Midwest Weather; Funds Adding to Grain Shorts

Corn, soybean and wheat futures are lower in midday CBOT trade. The volume of trade has been active. The funds are back to selling across the CBOT adding to their net short position in corn/wheat while exiting soybean length. The market can’t seem to shake the duel bearish aspects of record large daily US covid-19…

Ethanol Data Produces a Brief Bump in Corn Futures; Favorable Central US Weather is Key Fundamental into Close

 Mixed in a reversal of Tuesday’s price action are CBOT values at midday. Soy/wheat values are weaker while corn bounces on better than excepted US weekly ethanol production. Trade volume is modest as traders do not desire to expand their market risk heading into the weekend and next week’s USDA June Stocks/Seeding Crop Report. And…