CBOT corn ends nearly flat, a day after setting six-week high
CHICAGO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended nearly flat on Tuesday as the market consolidated after rising to a six-week high on Monday.
CBOT March corn CH26 closed 1/4 cent higher at $4.27-3/4 per bushel. May corn CK26 ended down 1-3/4 cents at $4.38-1/2 per bushel after hitting the highest level since January 12 on Monday.
Traders sought to assess the impact of U.S. tariff upheaval on crop exports.
The U.S. began collecting a temporary new 10% global import tariff, but the Trump administration was working to increase it to 15%, a White House official said, sowing confusion over President Donald Trump's tariff policies after last week's Supreme Court defeat.
In Ukraine, a corn and wheat exporter, record low temperatures froze soil, which could delay the start of the grain sowing campaign, an agricultural official said.
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