
CHICAGO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures finished stronger on Monday on spillover buying from a rally in the soybean market, analysts said.
Corn futures rebounded a bit after sliding on Friday, while soybean futures climbed on expectations for U.S. sales to China.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday pegged the average 2025 U.S. corn yield at 186.0 bushels per acre, down from 186.7 on September 12. It lowered its production estimate to 16.752 billion bushels, from 16.814 billion in September.
Traders had expected the agency to forecast deeper cuts to the nation's corn crop.
CBOT December corn CZ25 rose 4-1/2 cents to end at $4.34-3/4 per bushel.