Corn futures are trading with Wednesday gains, following spillover strength in the wheat and a weaker US Dollar index this week. Futures are up 3 to 4 ¼ cents at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up a 4 ½ cents at $3.944.
EIA data from this morning showed ethanol production slipping 5,000 barrels per day to 1.114 million bpd in the week of January 23. Stocks did see a draw of 339,000 barrels to 25.4 million barrels. Exports were down 61,000 bpd in that week to 157,000 bpd, with refiner inputs of ethanol rising 31,000 bpd to 883,000 bpd.
