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Corn May '21 (ZCK21)

685-0s -34-0 (-4.73%) 05/14/21 [CBOT]
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Overview for Fri, May 14th, 2021
Day Low
685-0
Day High
718-6
Open 717-2
Previous Close 719-0 719-0
Volume 28 28
Open Interest 21 21
Stochastic %K 48.72% 48.72%
National Corn Index 3.8387 3.8387
Weighted Alpha +103.67 +103.67
5-Day Change -87-6 (-11.36%) -87-6 (-11.36%)
52-Week Range 339-6 - 776-4 339-6 - 776-4
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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Heads Lower into the Weekend

Corn futures closed out the Friday session with contracts 2 to 3 cents in the red as forecasts remain wet. September was down 9 cents on the week. The CmdtyView national average new crop Cash Corn price was down 2 1/4 cents at $3.77 As we round out July, rain is expected to make its way from the northern Plains most of the Eastern Corn Belt in the next week, with 1 to 2 inches.

USDA reported a private export sale of 102,870 MT of corn sold to Mexico this morning for new crop shipment. Another 140,000 MT was reported to South Korea all for 2025/26. 

CFTC data from this afternoon showed a total of 2,610 contracts added back to the net short in the managed money position as of July 22 to 177,365 contracts. 

Weekly Export Sales data has total corn export commitments at 70.110 MMT, which is above the USDA estimate for the full year and compared to the 102% average pace by now. Exports are now 60.172 MMT, or 86% of the USDA number and behind the 89% average. 

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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
$1,155/1,050
First Notice Date
04/30/21
Expiration Date
05/14/21 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn May '21
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 22, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
652,507 (+2,930)
486,984 (-5,326)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
289,307 (-4,241)
423,190 (+185)
Producers - Long / Short
385,902 (+6,354)
434,918 (-7,818)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
233,981 (-4,906)
19,442 (+1,010)
Managed Money - Long / Short
196,655 (+6,512)
347,418 (-1,769)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
92,652 (-10,753)
75,772 (+1,954)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
583-2 +17.45%
on 04/16/21
Period Open: 594-0
776-4 -11.78%
on 05/13/21
+91-0 (+15.32%)
since 04/14/21
3-Month
529-2 +29.43%
on 03/04/21
Period Open: 536-4
776-4 -11.78%
on 05/13/21
+148-4 (+27.68%)
since 02/12/21
52-Week
339-6 +101.62%
on 08/12/20
Period Open: 352-2
776-4 -11.78%
on 05/13/21
+332-6 (+94.46%)
since 05/14/20

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 741-2
2nd Resistance Point 730-0
1st Resistance Point 707-4
Last Price 685-0s
1st Support Level 673-6
2nd Support Level 662-4
3rd Support Level 640-0

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52-Week High 776-4
Last Price 685-0s
Fibonacci 61.8% 609-5
Fibonacci 50% 558-1
Fibonacci 38.2% 506-5
52-Week Low 339-6

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