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Corn May '26 (ZCK26)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Slightly Higher to Start Thursday AM Trade

Corn price action is up 1 to 2 cents so far on Thursday morning. Futures posted losses of 2 to 3 cents across most contracts on Wednesday. Preliminary open interest was down 16,636 contracts on Wednesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 3 1/2 cents to $4.02 1/4. 

Export Sales data for the week of February 26 will be released this morning, with analysts looking for old crop corn sales at 0.6-1.6 MMT. New crop business is estimated to total 0-100,000 MT according to a Reuters survey, though we did get a private export sale of 154,000 MT of 2026/27 corn to Japan last Thursday.

EIA reported ethanol production at 1.095 million barrels per day in the week ending on February 27, down 18,000 bpd during that week. Stocks of ethanol were up 691,000 barrels to 26.337 million barrels. Exports were up 76,000 bpd in that week to 217,000 bpd, with refiner inputs down 2,000 bpd to 864,000 bpd.

Mar 26 Corn  closed at $4.31 3/4, down 2 1/2 cents, currently up... 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
04/30/26 (56 days)
Expiration Date
05/14/26 (70 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Feb 24, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
782,124 (-49,484)
769,669 (-35,949)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
319,669 (-17,048)
310,841 (-33,711)
Producers - Long / Short
436,218 (-59,850)
722,903 (-18,986)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
318,561 (+27,145)
19,421 (-184)
Managed Money - Long / Short
219,988 (+10,085)
233,222 (-18,994)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
99,681 (-27,133)
77,619 (-14,717)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
434-0 +3.28%
on 02/11/26
452-4 -0.94%
on 03/02/26
+5-2 (+1.19%)
since 02/05/26
3-Month
426-2 +5.16%
on 01/13/26
461-0 -2.77%
on 12/26/25
-4-0 (-0.88%)
since 12/05/25
52-Week
420-6 +6.54%
on 08/14/25
488-0 -8.15%
on 04/16/25
-18-2 (-3.91%)
since 03/05/25

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ZSH26 : 1154-0 (-0.04%)
ZSK26 : 1169-2 (-0.02%)
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ZWH26 : 575-0 (+1.46%)
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Corn Slightly Higher to Start Thursday AM Trade

Corn price action is up 1 to 2 cents so far on Thursday morning. Futures posted losses of 2 to 3 cents across most contracts on Wednesday. Preliminary open interest was down 16,636 contracts on Wednesday....

ZCZ25 : 431-4s (-0.86%)
ZCK26 : 448-6 (+1.13%)
ZCH26 : 436-4 (+1.10%)
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Soybeans Slip Lower on Midweek Trade

Soybeans rounded out Wednesday trade with slight weakness, as contracts were fractionally to 1 ¼ cents lower. There were another 244 deliveries issued overnight. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean...

ZSPAUS.CM : 10.9553 (-0.02%)
ZLK26 : 64.58 (+1.56%)
ZMK26 : 307.8 (-0.68%)
ZSX25 : 1112-6s (-1.70%)
ZSH26 : 1154-0 (-0.04%)
ZSK26 : 1169-2 (-0.02%)
Corn Eases Lower on Wednesday

Corn futures posted losses of 2 to 3 cents across most contracts on Wednesday. Crude oil was flat most of the day, failing to provide some spillover support. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price...

ZCZ25 : 431-4s (-0.86%)
ZCK26 : 448-6 (+1.13%)
ZCH26 : 436-4 (+1.10%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.0727 (+1.25%)
Wheat Losses Push to Wednesday’s Close

The wheat complex was lower across the three exchanges on Wednesday. Chicago SRW futures were down 5 to 6 cents at the close. KC HRW futures were 5 to 7 cents lower on the session. MPLS spring wheat was...

KEK26 : 583-6 (+1.97%)
KEH26 : 570-0 (+0.84%)
MWH26 : 6.0925 (+1.75%)
ZWH26 : 575-0 (+1.46%)
ZWK26 : 576-0 (+1.36%)
Shootin' the Bull

Futures traders, or at least the computers, turned into buyers at the get go this morning.

Soybeans Holding Steady on Wednesday

Soybeans are showing most contracts within a penny of unchanged, with front month March down 1 ¾ cents. There were another 244 deliveries issued overnight. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price...

ZSPAUS.CM : 10.9553 (-0.02%)
ZLK26 : 64.58 (+1.56%)
ZMK26 : 307.8 (-0.68%)
ZSX25 : 1112-6s (-1.70%)
ZSH26 : 1154-0 (-0.04%)
ZSK26 : 1169-2 (-0.02%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 453-7
2nd Resistance Point 450-3
1st Resistance Point 447-1
Last Price 448-4
1st Support Level 440-3
2nd Support Level 436-7
3rd Support Level 433-5

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52-Week High 488-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 462-2
Fibonacci 50% 454-3
Last Price 448-4
Fibonacci 38.2% 446-4
52-Week Low 420-6

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