Corn Prices Slump Amid Weaker Oil and Record Harvest Projections
Corn prices have fallen to around $4.4 per bushel, easing from multi-week highs as weaker crude oil prices weighed on sentiment across agricultural markets.
The decline in oil prices has reduced support for biofuel-linked crops, which are often influenced by energy markets due to the growing use of crop-based feedstocks in biofuel production.
Brokerage StoneX projects the 2026 US corn harvest at 16.16 billion bushels, adding pressure on prices, while the USDA lowered its good-to-excellent rating for the US corn crop for a third consecutive week.