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Corn Dec '23 (ZCZ23)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Back to Rally Mode Early on Friday

Corn price action is up 5 to 6 cents so far on Friday AM trade. Futures faded back on Thursday, after rallying in the first half of the week with contracts slipping 3 to 4 ¼ cents in the front months. Open interest was down 7,972 contracts on Thursday, with 24,792 contracts exiting September ahead of Monday’s first notice day. Deferreds were down as much at 8 ¼ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was back down 3 cents at $4.82.

Export Sales data from Thursday morning showed 31,220 MT of old crop corn for the week of 31,220 MT in the week ending on August 20. That was a marketing year low. The Netherlands was the buyer of 100,560 MT, with 84,200 MT sold to Japan, and a total of 277,500 MT cancelled for unknown buyers, most of which was switched to a destination. 

New crop bookings were tallied at 1.066 MMT in that week. Unknown destinations was the buyer of 438,000 MT, with 208,800 MT sold to Mexico and 92,500 MT to Honduras. That was a marketing year hi... 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
$990/900
First Notice Date
11/30/23
Expiration Date
12/14/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Dec '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 18, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
710,588 (+8,969)
956,188 (+56,441)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
509,795 (+23,523)
207,653 (-33,707)
Producers - Long / Short
327,453 (-8,094)
916,893 (+55,678)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
367,369 (+15,600)
23,529 (-700)
Managed Money - Long / Short
321,475 (+8,646)
139,783 (-47,171)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
188,320 (+14,877)
67,870 (+13,464)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
447-0 +2.18%
on 11/29/23
480-4 -4.94%
on 11/15/23
-21-4 (-4.50%)
since 11/14/23
3-Month
447-0 +2.18%
on 11/29/23
509-4 -10.35%
on 10/20/23
-23-6 (-4.94%)
since 09/14/23
52-Week
447-0 +2.18%
on 11/29/23
629-6 -27.47%
on 06/21/23
-139-4 (-23.40%)
since 12/14/22

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Barchart Trading Guide

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 462-1
2nd Resistance Point 461-1
1st Resistance Point 458-7
Last Price 456-6s
1st Support Level 455-5
2nd Support Level 454-5
3rd Support Level 452-3

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52-Week High 629-6
Fibonacci 61.8% 560-0
Fibonacci 50% 538-3
Fibonacci 38.2% 516-6
Last Price 456-6s
52-Week Low 447-0

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