1.   Corn could fall amid expectations that the maturing crop is likely to complete its sensitive pollination phase with few problems, increasing chances for a bumper crop.

2.   Corn fields are nearing the pollination phase, when kernels form on the ear.

3.   High temperatures are of particular concern to corn, which is in the middle of its crucial pollination phase when kernels form on the ear.

4.   High temperatures are of particular concern to corn, which is in the middle of its crucial pollination phase, when kernels form on the ear.

5.   Meanwhile, wet weather that began this week will continue over the weekend, helping the corn crop through its critical pollination phase and providing needed moisture to soybeans.

6.   The corn crop is in its pollination phase, when adequate moisture is critical.

7.   The corn crop is particularly vulnerable to extreme heat as it enters its pollination phase.

8.   The rain came as corn is entering its crucial pollination phase, when the plants need moisture to form good-sized kernels on the ear.

9.   The weather is a particular threat to corn, which is in the middle of its pollination phase when kernels form on the ear.

10.   Corn crops were of particular concern as they enter the crucial pollination phase of their growth cycle.