Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were lower early Thursday in reaction to another week of disappointing export sales and a mild setback from the firm close on Wednesday, traders said.
The corn market turned higher for a brief moment shortly after the open, supported by strong gains early in soybeans. But by 10:20 am CDT (1520 GMT) corn was weaker, down 1-1/4 to 3 cents per bushel.
July corn was down 1 at $2.73-1/2 and new-crop December was 2 weaker at $2.82-1/4.