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Corn Mar '22 (ZCH22)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Showing Midday Wednesday Gains as Ethanol Production Improve

Corn futures are trading with 1 to 2 cent gains so far on Wednesday. There were 36 deliveries against May futures overnight. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 2 cents to $4.41. 

Weekly EIA data from this morning showed a 65,000 barrel per day hike in ethanol output in the week ending on May 8, taking the total to 1.082 million bpd. Ethanol stocks saw a draw of 1.15 million barrels to 24.87 million barrels. Ethanol exports were up 23,000 barrels per day to 162,000 bpd, with refiner inputs up 6,000 bpd to 908,000 bpd.

The May WASDE report from Tuesday saw a 15 mbu increase to the US ending stocks projection to 2.142 bbu. The first 2026/27 US balance sheet from the World Ag Outlook Board showed an ending stocks at 1.957 bbu. On the world side, Brazil production was raised 3 MMT by USDA to 135 MMT, with Argentina up 7 MMT to 59 MMT. 

Export Sales data will be released on Thursday, with traders looking for old crop corn business in the week of 5/7 at... 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
02/28/22
Expiration Date
03/14/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Mar '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 5, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
752,467 (+24,225)
1,121,315 (+110,944)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
601,877 (+72,596)
168,493 (-20,048)
Producers - Long / Short
348,374 (-12,026)
1,052,427 (+96,950)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
379,832 (+30,693)
44,627 (+8,436)
Managed Money - Long / Short
440,048 (+59,479)
95,407 (-19,590)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
161,829 (+13,117)
73,086 (-458)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
636-2 +14.46%
on 02/16/22
800-0 -8.97%
on 03/04/22
+90-2 (+14.15%)
since 02/15/22
3-Month
584-4 +24.59%
on 12/16/21
800-0 -8.97%
on 03/04/22
+142-4 (+24.33%)
since 12/15/21
52-Week
457-4 +59.18%
on 03/30/21
800-0 -8.97%
on 03/04/22
+242-0 (+49.77%)
since 03/15/21

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Corn Slipping Back Early on Wednesday

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Wheat Trading Mixed on Wednesday Morning

Wheat is trading mixed on Wednesday morning, with Chicago on a weaker note, The wheat complex was in rally mode on Tuesday, hitting the limit in a few contracts. Chicago SRW was up as little as 13 ½ cents...

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MWK26 : 7.1100s (-0.59%)
ZWK26 : 665-0s (unch)
ZWN26 : 675-4s (-0.52%)
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ZSPAUS.CM : 11.6394 (+0.27%)
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ZSPX26US.CM : 11.4114 (+0.24%)
ZSX26 : 1207-6s (+0.23%)
ZSK26 : 1215-2s (+0.14%)
ZSN26 : 1229-0s (+0.18%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 771-4
2nd Resistance Point 761-6
1st Resistance Point 745-0
Last Price 728-2s
1st Support Level 718-4
2nd Support Level 708-6
3rd Support Level 692-0

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52-Week High 800-0
Last Price 728-2s
Fibonacci 61.8% 669-1
Fibonacci 50% 628-6
Fibonacci 38.2% 588-3
52-Week Low 457-4

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