Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were higher early on Wednesday as traders awaited government plantings and quarterly stocks data on Friday, traders said.
At 11:07 am CST (1707 GMT), CBOT corn was up 1/2 to 2-1/2 cents per bushel with May up 2-1/2 at $2.24-3/4. July was up 2-1/2 at $2.35-3/4. Funds bought 3,000 lots, traders said.
Overhanging the market were abundant supplies of corn and improving soil moisture in the US Midwest ahead of the planting season.