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CBOT corn ends flat with bargain-buying after losses

ReutersMar 17, 2026 8:14 PM

- Chicago Board of Trade corn futures traded near even with investors bargain-buying a day after the benchmark May contract CK26 fell 2.8% in sympathy with soybeans.

  • Crude oil CLc1 rose after Iranian attacks on the UAE heightened concerns about supply disruption due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

  • Strength in crude oil CLc1 was seen as supportive given corn's role as a feedstock for ethanol.

  • Trade analysts in a Reuters poll on Monday estimated weekly corn export inspections at 1,000,000-1,700,000 metric tons.

  • CBOT May corn CK26 settled flat at $4.54 per bushel.

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