CBOT corn futures end higher on bargain buying

CHICAGO, April 24 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended higher on Thursday on bargain buying, a day after the benchmark July contract CN25 hit a two-week low, with brisk export demand for U.S. supplies and a setback in the dollar .DXY lending support, traders said.

• CBOT July corn CN25 settled up 4-3/4 cents at $4.84 per bushel.

• Spillover strength noted from gains in soybean Sv1 futures.

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported export sales of U.S. corn in the week ended April 17 at 1,152,900 metric tons, in line with trade expectations for 800,000 to 1,300,000 tons. EXP/CORN

• Rallies in CBOT corn were capped by a strong U.S. planting pace. Rain delays were expected to ease in most of the western Corn Belt after Friday, the Commodity Weather Group said in a daily note.

• The European Commission kept its forecasts for 2025/26 production of barley and maize (corn) unchanged at 51.7 million and 65.0 million metric tons, respectively.