Corn International News
18-Apr-2026 08:19 AM
Corn International News
Weekly Commitment of Traders data showed that managed money reduced 59,149 contracts from their net long position in the week ending April 14, mainly by adding new short positions. This brought the total net long down to 159,483 contracts (futures and options).
Export Sales data released Thursday morning showed corn export commitments at 72.79 MMT as of April 9, up 29% from last year. This represents 87% of the USDA’s 2025/26 export projection, slightly behind the average pace of 90%. Shipments have reached 50.52 MMT, which is 60% of the USDA estimate and ahead of the average pace of 56%.