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Corn May '26 (ZCK26)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Breaking Higher on Friday

Early Friday corn prices are 4 to 5 cents higher than they went home on Thursday.  Futures ended Thursday with gains of 4 ½ to 9 cents across most contracts. Weakness in the US dollar has been helpful to the bulls. Some precip is expected to make its way across the US over the next week, possibly slowing the so far (through last Sunday at least) rapid planting pace. 

There were 441 contracts delivered against May corn overnight, with ADMIS on both sides (customers vs. house), and a JPM customers the largest stopper. 

The weekly Export Sales report showed 758,466 MT in corn bookings during the week ending on April 25. That was down 41.7% from last week and on the low side of estimates. Japan was the top buyer of 267,400 MT, with 190,800 MT sold to Mexico. New crop sales were just 33,658 MT in that week. 

Monthly export data from Census showed 5.89 MMT (232 mbu) of corn shipped during March. That was a 19.78% increase on the same month last year and the largest month... 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
04/30/26 (727 days)
Expiration Date
05/14/26 (741 days)

Seasonal Chart

Corn May '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 23, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
676,526 (-12,437)
504,138 (+29,345)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
288,529 (+9,958)
448,697 (-34,731)
Producers - Long / Short
388,281 (-15,984)
447,574 (+27,198)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
244,176 (+3,955)
12,495 (+2,555)
Managed Money - Long / Short
173,812 (+14,099)
399,755 (-31,558)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
114,717 (-4,141)
48,942 (-3,173)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
494-4 +3.59%
on 04/18/24
512-2 unch
on 05/03/24
+10-4 (+2.09%)
since 04/03/24
3-Month
482-4 +6.17%
on 02/23/24
512-2 unch
on 05/03/24
+13-0 (+2.60%)
since 02/02/24

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Corn Breaking Higher on Friday

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Soy Meal Leading Soy Complex Charge on Thursday

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Corn Rallies into Close

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 508-2
2nd Resistance Point 508-2
1st Resistance Point 508-2
Last Price 511-0
1st Support Level 508-2
2nd Support Level 508-2
3rd Support Level 508-2

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52-Week High 525-2
Last Price 511-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 508-7
Fibonacci 50% 503-7
Fibonacci 38.2% 498-7
52-Week Low 482-4

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