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Corn May '27 (ZCK27)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Trading with Friday AM Gains

Corn futures are trading with 2 to 5 cent gains early on Friday. Bulls found some late day momentum to push 1 to 3 cents higher at the close. Open interest dropped 19,806 contracts overall on Thursday, with 45,855 contracts laving March. First notice day showed just 9 deliveries overnight all issued by the Bunge house account. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 1/2 cents to $4.00 1/2. 

The spring base Crop Insurance price will be set by the close today, as the average December corn close has been $4.61, down 9 cents from last year.

Export Sales data for the week of 2/19 was released on Thursday morning, with a total of 682,804 MT sold in that week. That was down 29% from the week prior, it was still 1.1% above the same week last year. Mexico was the top buyer of 373,600 MT, with 171,700 MT sold to Japan. New crop was 11,685 MT.

A couple separate South Korean importers purchased a total of 201,000 MT of corn in a tender overnight. 

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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
04/30/27 (427 days)
Expiration Date
05/14/27 (441 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Feb 17, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
831,608 (+22,974)
805,618 (+34,322)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
336,717 (-3,363)
344,552 (-13,858)
Producers - Long / Short
496,068 (+19,975)
741,889 (+26,698)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
291,416 (-1,624)
19,605 (+3,001)
Managed Money - Long / Short
209,903 (-4,447)
252,216 (-19,627)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
126,814 (+1,084)
92,336 (+5,769)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
472-0 +3.23%
on 02/02/26
487-4 -0.05%
on 02/27/26
+14-6 (+3.12%)
since 01/27/26
3-Month
466-0 +4.56%
on 01/14/26
489-4 -0.46%
on 12/02/25
+2-0 (+0.41%)
since 11/26/25
52-Week
461-0 +5.69%
on 08/12/25
495-0 -1.57%
on 06/09/25
+10-2 (+2.15%)
since 02/27/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 489-7
2nd Resistance Point 488-3
1st Resistance Point 486-7
Last Price 487-2
1st Support Level 483-7
2nd Support Level 482-3
3rd Support Level 480-7

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52-Week High 495-0
Last Price 487-2
Fibonacci 61.8% 482-0
Fibonacci 50% 478-0
Fibonacci 38.2% 474-0
52-Week Low 461-0

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