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Corn Sep '20 (ZCU20)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Holding Higher at Midday

Corn futures are trading with 2 to 3 cent gains across most contracts on Wednesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 2 3/4 cents at $4.09. 

EIA data from this morning showed ethanol production in the week ending on January 2 slowing 22,000 barrels per day wk/wk to 1.098 million bpd. Despite the reduction in output, stocks rose 708,000 barrels to 22.652 million barrels. That came as exports were down 35,000 bpd to 113,000 bps, though refiner inputs of ethanol were a bigger issue, dropping 117,000 bpd to 771,000 bpd. That is a seasonal pattern once the holidays roll around.

Export Sales data will be released on Thursday, with traders looking for 0.7-1.5 MMT in 2025/26 corn sales during the week of 1/1. Sales for 2026/27 are seen 0-100,000 MT. 

Brazil’s trade ministry showed corn exports during December at 6.128 MMT, which was a 43.6% increase from the last year and up 21.75% from November.

Mar 26 Corn is at $4.47, up 3 cents,

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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
08/31/20
Expiration Date
09/14/20 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Sep '20
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Sep Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 30, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
699,777 (+23,225)
726,128 (+8,576)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
362,375 (+874)
309,183 (+12,554)
Producers - Long / Short
409,465 (+18,742)
669,207 (-1,430)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
250,695 (-4,008)
17,304 (+1,515)
Managed Money - Long / Short
219,452 (-1,738)
242,200 (+22,802)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
142,923 (+2,612)
66,983 (-10,248)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
320-6 +11.46%
on 08/20/20
366-6 -2.52%
on 09/14/20
+33-0 (+10.17%)
since 08/14/20
3-Month
307-2 +16.35%
on 08/07/20
366-6 -2.52%
on 09/14/20
+23-0 (+6.88%)
since 06/12/20
52-Week
307-2 +16.35%
on 08/07/20
410-0 -12.80%
on 10/14/19
-43-2 (-10.79%)
since 09/13/19

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 369-7
1st Resistance Point 363-5
Last Price 357-4s
1st Support Level 354-3
2nd Support Level 351-3
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 410-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 370-6
Fibonacci 50% 358-5
Last Price 357-4s
Fibonacci 38.2% 346-4
52-Week Low 307-2

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