Corn Bouncing Following Positive Stocks Data

March 31, 2026 at 12:49 PM EDT

Corn futures are showing 1 to 3 ¼ cent gains across the front months on Tuesday following some friendlier old crop numbers from USDA. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 1 1/2 cents to $4.16 3/4.

USDA’s annual March Prospective Plantings report from this morning showed a total of 95.338 million acres of corn expected to be planted this spring. That would be a 3.45 million acre drop from a year ago if realized, but was above the 94.37 million acres average trade guess. The survey of producers was done in the first two weeks of March.

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Grain Stocks data was tallied at 9.024 billion bushels for March 1. That was 89 mbu below the average trade guess but still an increase of 887 mbu from a year ago. December 1 stocks were revised 23 mbu higher to 13.306 bbu.

May 26 Corn is at $4.59, up 3 1/4 cents,

Nearby Cash is at $4.16 3/4, up 1 1/2 cents,

Jul 26 Corn is at $4.70 1/4, up 2 3/4 cents,

Dec 26 Corn is at $4.86 1/4, up 2 1/4 cents,

New Crop Cash is at $4.44 1/2, up 2 cents,

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