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Corn Dec '18 (ZCZ18)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Facing Weakness As Drier Window Approaches

Corn futures are slipping lower on Tuesday, as contracts are fractionally to 2 cents in the red. We got confirmation to a slowdown in US planting on Monday, but traders are looking ahead towards a period of drier weather across much of the US beyond Wednesday through early next week.

Monday’s Crop Progress report showed just 36% of the US corn crop was planted as of Sunday, below the 39-40% average guess. A slow down had been expected due to wet weather, but that was just 9% points higher than the progress made through last week, with the 5-year average pace at 39% and 42% complete last year at this time. Of the major states, NE, SD and the I-states were reported behind normal. Emergence was tallied at 12% vs. the average progress of 9% emerged by 5/5. 

The average trade estimate for 2024/25 US corn production is around 14.87 billion bushels, based on wire house surveys.  It can vary a little depending on the mix of analysts and traders included. The WASDE report will be... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Corn
Contract Size
5,000 bushels
Tick Size
1/4 cent per bushel ($12.50 per contract)
Trading Hours
7:00p.m. - 7:45a.m. and 8:30a.m. - 1:20p.m. (Settles 1:15p.m.) (Sun-Fri) CST
Exchange
CBOT
Point Value
$50
Margin/Maintenance
$1,430/1,300
First Notice Date
11/30/18
Expiration Date
12/14/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Dec '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 30, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
624,235 (-52,291)
467,130 (-37,008)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
284,015 (-4,514)
427,439 (-21,258)
Producers - Long / Short
345,595 (-42,686)
417,942 (-29,632)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
243,876 (-300)
14,424 (+1,929)
Managed Money - Long / Short
171,980 (-1,832)
385,095 (-14,660)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
112,035 (-2,682)
42,344 (-6,598)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
355-2 +6.05%
on 11/26/18
379-0 -0.59%
on 12/14/18
+9-6 (+2.66%)
since 11/14/18
3-Month
342-4 +10.00%
on 09/18/18
379-0 -0.59%
on 12/14/18
+25-0 (+7.11%)
since 09/14/18
52-Week
342-4 +10.00%
on 09/18/18
429-4 -12.28%
on 05/24/18
-4-0 (-1.05%)
since 12/14/17

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KEN24 : 663-6 (-1.70%)
MWK24 : 708-2s (unch)
Soybean Pullback from 4-Month High

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ZCN24 : 467-0 (-0.43%)
ZCZ24 : 488-4 (unch)
ZCPZ24US.CM : 4.5900 (+0.01%)
Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain

Grains Much Higher, as Feeders Fall.

Soybean Rally Leads to 4-Month High

Soybeans ended the Monday session withing a few cents from the day’s high. Contracts were up 15 ¾ to 33 ¾ cents across the board at the close. Forecasts for heavy rain totals in Southern Brazil, on...

ZMN24 : 382.9 (-1.21%)
ZLN24 : 44.37 (+1.21%)
ZSK24 : 1235-2 (+0.04%)
ZSPAUS.CM : 11.8465 (-0.29%)
ZSN24 : 1245-0 (-0.30%)
ZSX24 : 1226-0 (+0.51%)
ZSPX24US.CM : 11.6447 (+0.57%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 381-3
1st Resistance Point 379-1
Last Price 376-6s
1st Support Level 374-3
2nd Support Level 371-7
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 429-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 396-2
Fibonacci 50% 386-0
Last Price 376-6s
Fibonacci 38.2% 375-6
52-Week Low 342-4

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