date:Aug 16, 2013
December Corn finished up 8 at 455 1/4, 3/4 off the high and 8 3/4 up from the low. March Corn closed up 7 1/2 at 468 1/4. This was 8 1/4 up from the low and 3/4 off the high.
Corn futures traded higher on the day, led by gains in the September contract as bids crept higher in the ethanol and CIF markets.
The Sept/Dec spread edged higher on talk that a tropical storm or hurricane in the Atlantic could shift east and head north into the Gulf of Mexico.
If this occurred, the heavy rainfall in t