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Corn Jul '26 (ZCN26)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Closes Friday with Strength

Corn futures closed the Friday session with contracts 1 to 2 cents higher, as July was up 7 ½ cents this week. December firmed up 5 ½ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up a penny to $4.23 1/2. The CBoT will be closed on Monday for Memorial Day, with the Tuesday session showing a normal open.

A couple private export sale announcements were reported this morning, with 493,700 MT to Mexico (225,000 MT for 25/26 and 268,700 MT for 26/27) and 110,000 MT to unknown (50,000 for 25/26 and 60,000 MT for 26/27).

The weekly CFTC update from Friday showed managed money trimming back their net long by 6,129 contracts in the week ending on 5/19. That took their net long position in corn futures and options to 293,354 contracts.

USDA’s Export Sales data showed 79.873 MMT of corn sold for export for the 2025/26 marketing year (shipped or unshipped), which is 26% above the same period last year. That is 95% of the USDA export number and near the 96% average... 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
$1,210/1,100
First Notice Date
06/30/26 (39 days)
Expiration Date
07/14/26 (53 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 19, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
757,342 (+14,069)
1,045,967 (+42,738)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
569,689 (-1,109)
211,587 (+24,326)
Producers - Long / Short
343,234 (+8,485)
984,994 (+49,606)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
392,881 (+8,515)
39,746 (-3,937)
Managed Money - Long / Short
430,820 (+14,411)
137,478 (+16,689)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
138,869 (-15,520)
74,109 (+7,637)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
455-0 +1.81%
on 05/15/26
487-4 -4.97%
on 05/05/26
+0-4 (+0.11%)
since 04/22/26
3-Month
446-0 +3.87%
on 02/24/26
487-4 -4.97%
on 05/05/26
+15-0 (+3.35%)
since 02/20/26
52-Week
428-4 +8.11%
on 08/12/25
487-4 -4.97%
on 05/05/26
-17-4 (-3.64%)
since 05/22/25

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ZCZ26 : 486-4s (+0.31%)
ZCU26 : 469-6s (+0.27%)
ZCN26 : 463-2s (+0.22%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.4866 (+0.34%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.2346 (+0.25%)
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Wheat Facing Pressure on Friday

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KEU26 : 693-2s (-0.64%)
KEN26 : 682-0s (-0.73%)
MWN26 : 6.8950s (-0.11%)
ZWN26 : 646-2s (-0.19%)
ZWU26 : 659-2s (-0.26%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 473-6
2nd Resistance Point 470-6
1st Resistance Point 467-0
Last Price 463-2s
1st Support Level 460-2
2nd Support Level 457-2
3rd Support Level 453-4

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52-Week High 487-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 465-0
Last Price 463-2s
Fibonacci 50% 458-0
Fibonacci 38.2% 451-0
52-Week Low 428-4

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