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Corn Mar '27 (ZCH27)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Pushing Higher on Monday

Corn futures are fading off the early morning weakness, with contracts up 1 to 2 cents at Monday’s midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 2 cents at $4.15 1/2.  

Monday morning’s Export Inspections report showed 2.002 MMT (78.82 mbu) of corn shipped in the week of 4/2. That was 24.09% above the same week last year and 6.50% larger than the same week last year. Mexico was the largest destination of 540,498 MT, with 401,862 MT shipped to Japan and 200,076 MT to Colombia. The marketing year total is now 48.47 MMT (1.908 bbu) of corn shipped since September 1, which is 35.82% above the same period last year.

Friday’s Commitment of Traders report showed 16,574 contracts trimmed from the managed money net long position as of March 31 to 267,974 contracts. 

May 26 Corn is at $4.54 1/4, up 2 cents,

Nearby Cash is at $4.15 1/2, up 2 cents,

Jul 26 Corn is at $4.65, up 1 3/4 cents,

Dec 26 Corn is at $4.82 1/4, up 1 cent,

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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
02/26/27 (326 days)
Expiration Date
03/12/27 (340 days)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Mar '27
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 31, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
745,244 (+15,752)
1,018,887 (-24,827)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
488,759 (-16,587)
154,002 (+24,016)
Producers - Long / Short
402,935 (+15,362)
975,295 (-25,796)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
327,969 (-892)
29,252 (-313)
Managed Money - Long / Short
344,768 (-18,609)
86,816 (+3,069)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
143,991 (+2,022)
67,186 (+20,947)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
483-4 +2.28%
on 03/10/26
506-6 -2.42%
on 03/27/26
+0-4 (+0.10%)
since 03/06/26
3-Month
458-6 +7.79%
on 01/13/26
506-6 -2.42%
on 03/27/26
+19-4 (+4.11%)
since 01/06/26
52-Week
453-6 +8.98%
on 08/06/25
506-6 -2.42%
on 03/27/26
+30-4 (+6.57%)
since 04/04/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Relative Strength just crossed above 50%. The market is indicating support for a bullish trend.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 501-7
2nd Resistance Point 498-1
1st Resistance Point 496-3
Last Price 494-4s
1st Support Level 490-7
2nd Support Level 487-1
3rd Support Level 485-3

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52-Week High 506-6
Last Price 494-4s
Fibonacci 61.8% 486-4
Fibonacci 50% 480-2
Fibonacci 38.2% 474-0
52-Week Low 453-6

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