CBOT corn falls from two-week high on profit-taking

CHICAGO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures declined from a two-week high on profit-taking on Monday, traders said.

• March corn CH26 closed down 2-1/4 cents at $4.28-1/4 per bushel.

• The contract earlier reached its highest level since the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued larger-than-expected U.S. crop production and stocks estimates on January 12.

• Prices rose last week ahead of a severe U.S. winter storm that slowed grain transportation.

• Brutally cold weather could kill calves that consume grain and also hurt demand for corn by disrupting operations at ethanol plants, an analyst said.

• In Brazil the agribusiness consultancy AgRural raised its estimates for the country's 2025/26 corn and soybean crops.