“Prices ranged from steady to $.02 higher with bear spreading noted. Both May-26 and Dec-26 contracts continue to hold within Monday’s range. A Reuters poll shows analysts expected Mch. 1^st stocks at 9.036 bil. bu. up from 8.147 YA. We are just above that at 9.074 bil. bu. Estimates range from 8.420 – 9.378 bil. Corn acres are expected to slip to 94.371 bil. down from 98.788 last year. We are at 93.75 mil. with the range of guesses 92.6 – 96 mil. Ethanol production LW rebounded to 328 mil. gallons, up from 321 mil. the previous week and up 6% YOY,” according to Mark Soderberg with ADM Investor Services.