US spot corn and soyabean basis bids were flat to lower on Tuesday as elevators and processors were well-supplied after an increase in movement since Friday's futures rally, dealers said.
Farmer selling was active on Friday, when corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were locked limit-up and soyabean futures were sharply higher, but movement has since tapered off, they said.
Many farmers had taken care of their immediate cash flow needs after booking sales on last week's rally, dealers said. Icy roads following a weekend winter storm also minimised truck movement around the region, they said.
"We had some (corn sales) overnight and this morning when we were up the limit, but that tapered off later when we came off of the highs," said an Iowa grain merchant. Soybean movement has also significantly slowed since Friday, he added.
CBOT corn futures were up the 20-cent per bushel limit in overnight trading and early on Tuesday before profit taking trimmed gains. Soyabeans posted modest overnight gains, but fell in Tuesday's day session.
Barge freight was mostly flat on Tuesday following a sharp increase last week due to better demand for empty barges on northern sections of Midwest rivers.
CBOT March corn futures closed 6-1/2 cents higher at $4.03 per bushel after posting a 10-year high early in the day. Profit taking trimmed the earlier gains, traders said.
March soyabean futures closed 8 cents lower at $7.08-1/2 per bushel in a profit taking setback. CBOT March wheat fell 15-1/2 cents to $4.64 per bushel, after a break in corn futures fuelled profit taking pressure.
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