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Record US corn production in 2017 pushed prices lower, with December futures falling from $4.14 in July to $3.37 by November 28. Economists expect competitive conditions to persist into 2018 unless exports and usage improve.
A large corn crop and weak prices keep feed grain costs low for buyers, with exports and usage needed to lift values.
After 1,102 past bearish report events, CORN moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -1.8% to +1.3%), and +0.0% over 20.
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.