Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were firm early Friday on a mild short-covering bounce after the market dipped to contract lows the day before, trader said.
Corn was also underpinned a rally in the neighbouring soybean pit amid fresh export business and worries about a weekend frost in the Upper Midwest.
CBOT corn futures were 1/4 to 1 cent per bushel higher by 10:30 am CDT (1530 GMT). December corn was up 1/4 cent at $2.05-3/4, trading just above its contract low of $2.04.