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Corn May '26 (ZCK26)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Holding Lower on Wednesday as Oil Collapses

Corn futures are bouncing off the early session lows with contracts down 3 to 5 cents at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 2 3/4 cents at $4.07 ¾. Crude oil is down $18.32 at midday following a 2-week ceasefire between Iran and the US that includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Traffic was limited overnight.

Ahead of the Thursday WASDE update, analysts surveyed by Bloomberg are looking for a slight increase (3mbu) from March to 2.13 bbu for the US carryout projection. World ending stocks are seen 0.4 MMT higher to 293.2 MMT.

EIA data from this morning showed ethanol at a total of 1.116 million barrels per day in the week ending on 4/3. That was a 41,000 bpd increase on the week. Stocks saw a 62,000 barrel increase, to 26.053 million barrels. Exports were up 80,000 bpd to 203,000 bpd, as refiner inputs were down 8,000 bpd to 895,000 bpd.

Export Sales data will be released on Thursday, with analysts looking for 0.75-1.6 MMT in ol... 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 (22 days)
Expiration Date
05/14/26 (36 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 31, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
745,244 (+15,752)
1,018,887 (-24,827)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
488,759 (-16,587)
154,002 (+24,016)
Producers - Long / Short
402,935 (+15,362)
975,295 (-25,796)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
327,969 (-892)
29,252 (-313)
Managed Money - Long / Short
344,768 (-18,609)
86,816 (+3,069)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
143,991 (+2,022)
67,186 (+20,947)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
442-2 +1.13%
on 04/08/26
476-0 -6.04%
on 03/09/26
-13-2 (-2.88%)
since 03/06/26
3-Month
426-2 +4.93%
on 01/13/26
476-0 -6.04%
on 03/09/26
-6-6 (-1.49%)
since 01/08/26
52-Week
420-6 +6.30%
on 08/14/25
488-0 -8.35%
on 04/16/25
-18-2 (-3.92%)
since 04/08/25

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Corn Holding Lower on Wednesday as Oil Collapses

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ZCN26 : 458-0s (-0.43%)
ZCK26 : 447-2s (-0.39%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.3589 (-0.57%)
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Corn Facing Pressure to Start Wednesday as Oil Collapses

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ZCZ26 : 476-0s (-0.42%)
ZCN26 : 458-0s (-0.43%)
ZCK26 : 447-2s (-0.39%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.3589 (-0.57%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.0755 (-0.50%)
Soybeans Starting Wednesday Marginally Lower

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ZLK26 : 67.42s (-3.30%)
ZMK26 : 314.1s (+0.74%)
ZSPX26US.CM : 10.8513 (+0.05%)
ZSX26 : 1152-0s (+0.09%)
ZSK26 : 1162-0s (+0.32%)
ZSN26 : 1178-0s (+0.30%)
Wheat Collapsing to Start Wednesday Trade

Wheat is trading with double digit losses across the three exchanges early on Wednesday. The wheat complex was mixed on Tuesday, with the soft red contracts higher. Chicago SRW futures posted 1 to 3 cent...

KEN26 : 612-0s (-1.77%)
KEK26 : 595-2s (-2.02%)
MWK26 : 6.2400s (-2.65%)
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ZWN26 : 591-2s (-2.79%)
Corn futures head above the 200-day moving average

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Corn Fall Lower on Tuesday

Corn futures were 4 to 5 cents lower on the session. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 4 3/4 cents at $4.10 1/2. Crude oil was down $2.03 on the day after late reports that the US...

ZCZ26 : 476-0s (-0.42%)
ZCN26 : 458-0s (-0.43%)
ZCK26 : 447-2s (-0.39%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.3589 (-0.57%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.0755 (-0.50%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 455-5
2nd Resistance Point 451-7
1st Resistance Point 449-5
Last Price 447-2s
1st Support Level 443-5
2nd Support Level 439-7
3rd Support Level 437-5

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52-Week High 488-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 462-2
Fibonacci 50% 454-3
Last Price 447-2s
Fibonacci 38.2% 446-4
52-Week Low 420-6

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