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Midwest economists note that tight corn supplies have not lifted futures, which have stayed steady as markets expect global and domestic harvests to ease the squeeze. USDA's national yield estimate is 181 bushels per acre, while some private analysts forecast as high as 187.
Analysts advise farmers to focus on local basis and storage decisions.
Steady futures despite tight stocks signal that the cash market, via basis, will set local corn values until new-crop supply is clearer, keeping prices range-bound for now.
iowaagribusinessradionetwork.comDustin HoffmannJul 30, 2025Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
