Corn futures are up 1 to 3 ¼ cents on Wednesday, with the national average Cash Corn price at $3.82. Ethanol production rose to 1.112 million barrels/day, close to a record, with stocks down to 21.919 million barrels. Refiner inputs of ethanol were down to 911,000 bpd, while exports were up to 130,000 bpd.

USDA is delaying the weekly Export Sales report due to the shutdown, with estimates of 0.8-2 MMT of corn sold in the week ending on 10/16. Dec 25 Corn is at $4.23, Nearby Cash is at $3.82, Mar 26 Corn is at $4.35 3/4, and May 26 Corn is at $4.43 1/2.

Read more at Yahoo Finance: Corn Showing Midday Gains with Increased Ethanol Output