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Corn May '17 (ZCK17)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Posting Thursday Morning Gains

Corn price action is 4 to 5 cents higher so far on Thursday AM trade. Futures closed out the Wednesday session with contracts 7 to 9 cents higher and some deferred contracts 2 to 4 ¾ cents in the green. Open interest rose 18,163 contracts on Wednesday, mainly in July and December. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 9 ¼ cents to $4.20. Crude was up $3.61 on the day and $8 off the early session lows.

EIA data was out this morning, showing ethanol production at 1.093 million barrels per day in the week ending on 3/13, down 33,000 bpd from the previous week. Stocks data were building on that week, up 827,000 barrels to 26.407 million barrels. That came as exports slipped 14,000 bpd to 174,000 bpd with refiner inputs of ethanol dropping 25,000 bpd to 876,000 bpd. The national regular gasoline price has risen from $2.94 at the end of February to $3.72 for the week of 3/16.

Export sales data will be released this morning, with traders looking for 0.6-1.8 MMT... 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
04/28/17
Expiration Date
05/12/17 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn May '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 10, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
736,436 (-1,659)
945,618 (+147,741)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
447,255 (+110,631)
189,474 (-57,091)
Producers - Long / Short
394,147 (-678)
908,203 (+148,324)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
330,822 (+2,411)
25,948 (+2,809)
Managed Money - Long / Short
330,320 (+91,088)
131,516 (-55,473)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
116,935 (+19,543)
57,958 (-1,618)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
354-2 +2.12%
on 04/21/17
373-0 -3.02%
on 04/13/17
-7-2 (-1.96%)
since 04/12/17
3-Month
354-2 +2.12%
on 04/21/17
387-2 -6.58%
on 02/16/17
-20-2 (-5.30%)
since 02/10/17
52-Week
332-4 +8.80%
on 08/31/16
455-0 -20.49%
on 06/15/16
-46-4 (-11.39%)
since 05/12/16

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ZSK26 : 1161-6 (unch)
ZSN26 : 1177-0 (+0.04%)
Corn Rallies on Wednesday

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 363-2
1st Resistance Point 362-4
Last Price 361-6s
1st Support Level 360-4
2nd Support Level 359-2
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 455-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 408-2
Fibonacci 50% 393-6
Fibonacci 38.2% 379-2
Last Price 361-6s
52-Week Low 332-4

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