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DTN analyst Todd Hultman notes that U.S. cash corn prices fell more than 25 cents from late July to near $3.00, the lowest in nine months. He argues corn prices depend on many factors beyond crop size and that USDA production estimates carry wide margins of error.
Cash corn at nine-month lows reflects bearish sentiment, but the commentary cautions against overreliance on early yield estimates, which keeps price direction uncertain into the September WASDE.
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