Weekly Cash Comments

Corn basis was unchanged on the week while soybean basis firmed nearly two cents a bushel.

In corn, active farmer selling in the Western Cornbelt this week brought some pressure to basis levels as did weakness out of the Gulf. Ethanol plants as a group were mostly unchanged, but there was some weakness apparent in the Western Cornbelt where plants seemed to be 3 to 5 cents lower on the week. River bids were also weaker, giving up 2 cents a bushel on average.

For soybeans, farmer sales were limited after soybean futures backed off of recent highs. River terminals were up 3 cents a bushel on the week, while soybean crushing plants were up 2 cents on average.

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