9/17/2025 8:00 am

Corn trading both sides overnight as CZ still trying to fill the gap up to $4.32 3/4. Open interest in corn jumped almost 25k contracts on farmer selling into fund buying. Additional new crop farmer selling is expected in increasing volume to $4.40.

Open interest in soybeans up over 9k contracts as $10.50 continues to buy new crop soybeans from producers. Traders remain hopeful of progress with a possible Trump/Xi phone call on Friday.

Weekly EIA report today should show ethanol grind rates up slightly from last week as ethanol margins are holding in even with the rebound in corn futures.

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