# Corn prices commentary: US futures supported by disease risk fears, crop conditions exceed estimates - Fastmarkets

> US corn futures rose slightly on August 25 as crop tour projections came in below USDA estimates and disease concerns raised yield loss risks. In Asia, Dalian corn futures fell, and Russia kept its corn export duty at zero. Brazil's corn exports in the first three weeks of August trailed the prior year's full-month pace.

- Date: 2025-08-26 · published 2025-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23354-corn-prices-commentary-us-futures-supported-by-disease-risk-fears-crop
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Yield doubts from crop tours and disease risk give some support to corn prices, while Brazilian export pace and Russian pricing show competition for export sales. Net effect is mildly supportive for corn values.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- fastmarkets.com: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/corn-prices-commentary-us-futures-supported-by-disease-risk-fears-crop-conditions-exceed-estimates/

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