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Corn Futures PricesMonday, May 21st, 2012Current Prices | End-of-Day Prices | Options Quotes | Spread Quotes | Profile
Corn futures closed mostly higher, with old crop July an exception. Export inspections released this morning were 23.26 Mbu vs. 27.63 Mbu last week and 36.07 Mbu the same week last year. China took nearly 3Mbu. Early corn pollination may be struggling in the southern states that are experiencing above normal temperatures & depleted soil moisture. Forecasts show little chance for meaningful beneficial rains at this point. USDA reported that 96% of the US corn crop is planted, ahead of the 81% average. Only TN was reported done. The first crop condition ratings of the year were released. The Brugler500 index is 388, the highest for this date since 2007. Jul 12 Corn closed at $6.33, down 2 1/2 cents,
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