{
  "id": 5008665,
  "title": "Corn Bulls Extending Gains into the End of August",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/corn-bulls-extending-gains-into-the-end-of-august",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T17:21:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/corn-bulls-extending-gains-end-172155764.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Corn futures are currently experiencing fractional to 2 cent gains throughout the day. On First Notice Day, 90 deliveries were issued for September corn. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price has returned to 1 1/2 cents, now at $4.92 1/2. Monday morning's Export Inspections report revealed corn shipments of 1.496 MMT (58.9 mbu) for the week of August 27, marking a 13.11% increase from the previous week and 6.12% above the same week last year. Mexico topped the list of destinations, receiving 510,453 MT, followed by South Korea with 264,474 MT and Japan with 173,086 MT. The marketing year total stands at 83.81 MMT (3.299 bbu) of corn exports, which is now 25.14% higher than the same period last year as the marketing year concludes today. Friday's CFTC data indicated that managed money added 126,008 contracts to their net long position in corn futures and options by August 25, totaling 376,513 contracts, marking the highest since April 2022. However, this still falls short of the record Tuesday figure from 2006 by over 52,000 contracts. Speculators held 465,500 contracts of outright long positions by Tuesday, setting a new record. The 2025/26 second corn crop in Brazil's center south region is estimated to be 96% harvested, while the 2026/27 first corn crop of that region has only seen 11% planted. As of the publication date, Austin Schroeder had no direct or indirect positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data presented are for informational purposes only.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}