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Corn May '26 (ZCK26)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Trading with Thursday Losses

Corn futures are showing 2 to 4 ¼ cent losses so far on Thursday. There were 88 deliveries issued against July futures overnight.  The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is 3 3/4 cents lower at $4.00 1/4.

USDA’s Export Sales report from this morning showed a total of 565,810 MT of old crop corn bookings in the week of 7/2, falling shy of trade ideas looking for old crop business to total between 0.6-1.1 MMT. That was the second lowest total for the marketing year and down 55.2% from the same week last year.  New crop sales were also shy of the expected 600,000 and 900,000 MT at 401,667 MT. That was down 44.8% from the same week last year. Accumulated sales of 6.55 MMT for 2026/27 are still 20.8% above last year.

The next 7 days via NOAA’s QPF shows 1 to 2 inches on a line mainly south of I-80 covering most of IN, OH and the southern half of IL, as well as much of MO. Parts of NE, the Dakotas, MN, IA, and WI remain relatively dry. The 8-14 day outlooks show a drye... 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
$990/900
First Notice Date
04/30/26
Expiration Date
05/14/26 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 30, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
715,778 (-101,173)
750,657 (-82,789)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
490,117 (-30,845)
425,940 (-36,689)
Producers - Long / Short
362,413 (-70,542)
715,454 (-68,018)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
338,417 (-18,319)
20,255 (-2,459)
Managed Money - Long / Short
293,291 (-15,437)
360,287 (-23,260)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
196,826 (-15,408)
65,653 (-13,429)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
442-6 +1.98%
on 04/15/26
475-0 -4.95%
on 05/05/26
+8-4 (+1.92%)
since 04/14/26
3-Month
434-2 +3.97%
on 02/19/26
476-0 -5.15%
on 03/09/26
+9-4 (+2.15%)
since 02/13/26
52-Week
420-6 +7.31%
on 08/14/25
479-2 -5.79%
on 05/22/25
-12-4 (-2.69%)
since 05/14/25

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ZSX26 : 1181-4s (-0.90%)
ZSN26 : 1179-6s (-1.28%)
ZSQ26 : 1177-6s (-1.30%)
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ZMZ26 : 315.4s (+1.35%)
ZSPX26US.CM : 11.1742 (-0.88%)
ZSX26 : 1181-4s (-0.90%)
ZSN26 : 1179-6s (-1.28%)
ZSQ26 : 1177-6s (-1.30%)
Wheat Trading Fractionally Mixed on Thursday Morning

Wheat is showing slightly mixed trade on Thursday, with Chicago holding higher. The wheat complex closed the midweek session with weakness across the three markets. Chicago SRW contracts closed with Wednesday...

KEU26 : 654-2s (+1.39%)
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MWN26 : 6.0300s (unch)
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Corn Extending Pullback to Thursday Morning

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ZCZ26 : 452-0s (-0.93%)
ZCU26 : 431-4s (-0.80%)
ZCN26 : 427-6s (-1.61%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.1500 (-0.94%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.0065 (-0.81%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Weak Signal Strength.

Relative Strength just crossed below 50%. The market is indicating support for a bearish trend.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 459-0
2nd Resistance Point 457-4
1st Resistance Point 454-4
Last Price 451-4s
1st Support Level 450-0
2nd Support Level 448-4
3rd Support Level 445-4

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52-Week High 479-2
Fibonacci 61.8% 456-7
Last Price 451-4s
Fibonacci 50% 450-0
Fibonacci 38.2% 443-1
52-Week Low 420-6

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