Corn futures rallied into the Monday close, with contracts settling 6 to 8.5 cents higher across most months, as the USDA's weekly Crop Progress report showed a 2-percentage-point drop in the good-to-excellent condition rating to 61%. The CmdtyView national average cash corn price rose 9.75 cents to $4.20. The report indicated 90% of the US corn crop was silking by August 2, with 43% in the dough stage, 5 points ahead of normal, and 6% dented. The Brugler500 index fell 5 points to 356. Export inspections for the week ended July 30 totaled 1.885 million metric tons, up 22.92% from the prior week and 45.44% above the same week last year, with Mexico as the top destination. Grain crushing data showed 466.71 million bushels of corn used for ethanol in June, a record for the month and up 4.43% year-over-year. In Brazil, AgRural pegged the second-crop corn harvest at 69% complete in the center-south region, estimating the second crop at 110.5 million metric tons and the total 2025/26 crop at 142.8 million metric tons, while StoneX raised its second-crop estimate by 3.2 million metric tons to 110.7 million metric tons, with the total crop at 141.5 million metric tons.