
China made its first meaningful purchase of US corn in over a year, with USDA reporting 135,000 MT of daily export sales for 2025-26 delivery. Grain futures opened higher, and a forecaster described a heat ridge over the central US that could stress livestock and cause localized flooding.
Renewed Chinese buying of US corn supports US export demand and firms corn prices, though tariff uncertainty limits how durable the rally may be.
After 729 past bullish trade events, Corn moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (56% higher; middle half -1.1% to +1.8%), and +0.5% over 20.
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