CBOT corn ends lower on technical selling, weakness in soybeans

CHICAGO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended lower on Monday on spillover weakness from soybeans and technical selling including profit-taking after a three-session climb, traders said.

• CBOT March corn CH26 settled down 2-3/4 cents at $4.45 per bushel, retreating after failing to push through chart resistance at the contract's 200-day moving average near $4.49.

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported export inspections of U.S. corn in the latest week at 1,421,258 metric tons, topping a range of trade estimates for 1,000,000 to 1,250,000 tons. USDA/I

• The USDA reported export sales of U.S. corn in the week ended October 23 at 1,805,300 tons for shipment in the 2025/26 marketing year, in line with analyst estimates, and 160,100 tons for 2026/27 shipment.

• StoneX, a brokerage, trimmed its forecast of Brazil's total 2025/26 corn production at 134.4 million tons, down 0.6% from its previous monthly forecast.