Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended higher for the fourth day in a row on Friday, the longest streak of positive closes since September. Traders said concerns about planting delays in the US Midwest provided support to the corn market. Gains were limited by technical selling at the market's peak.
The benchmark CBOT May corn futures contract faced resistance at its 20-day moving average, a level it has not broken through since Feb. 25 Support from early weakness was noted at the 10-day moving average.