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Corn Sep '26 (ZCU26)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Showing Steady Trade Ahead of Export Sales Data

Corn price action is fractionally mixed so far on Thursday morning. Futures closed the Wednesday session with front months fractionally to 1 ¼ cents higher and some deferreds steady to fractionally lower. Open interest was up 6,656 contracts on Wednesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3/4 cents at $4.18 1/4. 

Weekly EIA data showed ethanol production dropping 80,000 barrels per day in the week of 4/17 to 1.04 million barrels per day. Stocks of ethanol were up 249,000 barrels to 26.948 million barrels. Exports were up just 10,000 bpd to 91,000 bpd, with refiner inputs of ethanol up 46,000 bpd.

Export Sales data will be released on Thursday, with traders estimating sales in the week of April 16 to total 1-1.8 MMT for old crop. New crop sales are estimated in a range of 0 to 250,000 MT.

South Korean importers purchased a total of 134,000 MT of corn in a private deal overnight.

May 26 Corn  closed at $4.54 1/4, up 1/2 cent, currently down... 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
08/31/26 (130 days)
Expiration Date
09/14/26 (144 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 14, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
762,143 (+26,198)
964,330 (-4,584)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
459,043 (-918)
210,162 (+41,020)
Producers - Long / Short
413,083 (+17,842)
908,715 (-16,016)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
321,214 (-3,871)
27,769 (-795)
Managed Money - Long / Short
297,194 (-14,016)
144,576 (+44,342)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
161,849 (+13,098)
65,586 (-3,322)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
453-6 +3.25%
on 04/10/26
483-4 -3.10%
on 03/27/26
-4-0 (-0.85%)
since 03/23/26
3-Month
438-2 +6.90%
on 02/02/26
488-0 -4.00%
on 03/09/26
+26-4 (+6.00%)
since 01/23/26
52-Week
431-2 +8.64%
on 08/12/25
488-0 -4.00%
on 03/09/26
+5-0 (+1.08%)
since 04/23/25

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ZCZ26 : 482-2 (unch)
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ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.4334 (-0.01%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.1783 (-0.10%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 474-5
2nd Resistance Point 472-3
1st Resistance Point 469-5
Last Price 467-0
1st Support Level 464-5
2nd Support Level 462-3
3rd Support Level 459-5

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52-Week High 488-0
Last Price 467-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 466-3
Fibonacci 50% 459-5
Fibonacci 38.2% 452-7
52-Week Low 431-2

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