“Corn futures are trading slightly lower this morning as the market continues to digest early-season planting progress and ongoing volatility surrounding the Middle East conflict,” Total Farm Marketing said. “May corn is down 1/2 cent at $4.51-1/2, while December futures are 1 cent lower at $4.78-1/2… USDA released weekly export inspections Monday morning, reporting 1.669 MMT (65.7 mln bu.) of corn inspected for the week ending April 16. South Korea and Mexico were the top destinations. Total inspections for the marketing year have reached 2.036 bln bushels, up 32% from last year, compared to USDA’s current forecast for a 15% increase.”