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Corn Jul '12 (ZCN12)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Steady to Start Thursday Trade

Corn price action is showing fractionally mixed trade so far on Thursday morning. Futures were pushing higher into the Wednesday close, as contracts were 2 to 3 cents higher in the nearbys. Open interest was down just 848 contracts on Wednesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 ½ cents at $4.08 3/4. 

EIA data from Wednesday showed ethanol production in the week ending on January 2 slowing 22,000 barrels per day wk/wk to 1.098 million bpd. Despite the reduction in output, stocks rose 708,000 barrels to 22.652 million barrels. That came as exports were down 35,000 bpd to 113,000 bpd, though refiner inputs of ethanol were a bigger issue, dropping 117,000 bpd to 771,000 bpd. That is a seasonal pattern once the holidays roll around.

Export Sales data will be released this morning, with traders looking for 0.7-1.5 MMT in 2025/26 corn sales during the week of 1/1. Sales for 2026/27 are seen 0-100,000 MT. 

USDA will release a slew of data on Monday,... 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
$1,072/975
First Notice Date
06/29/12
Expiration Date
07/13/12 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Jul '12
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jul Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 30, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
699,777 (+23,225)
726,128 (+8,576)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
362,375 (+874)
309,183 (+12,554)
Producers - Long / Short
409,465 (+18,742)
669,207 (-1,430)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
250,695 (-4,008)
17,304 (+1,515)
Managed Money - Long / Short
219,452 (-1,738)
242,200 (+22,802)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
142,923 (+2,612)
66,983 (-10,248)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
576-2 +31.15%
on 06/18/12
794-0 -4.82%
on 07/13/12
+163-2 (+27.55%)
since 06/13/12
3-Month
551-0 +37.16%
on 06/01/12
794-0 -4.82%
on 07/13/12
+135-0 (+21.75%)
since 04/13/12
52-Week
551-0 +37.16%
on 06/01/12
795-0 -4.94%
on 08/30/11
+53-4 (+7.62%)
since 07/13/11

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 807-7
1st Resistance Point 781-7
Last Price 755-6s
1st Support Level 741-7
2nd Support Level 727-7
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 795-0
Last Price 755-6s
Fibonacci 61.8% 701-6
Fibonacci 50% 673-0
Fibonacci 38.2% 644-2
52-Week Low 551-0

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