Corn futures were under pressure across the board on Tuesday with contracts down 1 ¼ to 5 ¾ cents at the close. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 5 3/4 cents to $4.18 3/4. Losses in crude oil were a pressure factor.
Export Inspections data showed 1.582 MT (62.27 mbu) of corn shipped in the week that ended on May 21. That was up 11.43% from last week and 13.01% higher than the same week last year. Mexico was the top destination of 406,078 MT, with 274,937 MT to Japan and 260,620 MT to South Korea. Marketing year shipments have totaled 60.18 MMT (2.369 bbu), which is up 28.03% yr/yr.
