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Corn Mar '13 (ZCH13)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Holds onto Bounce into Friday’s Close, as CFTC shows Specs Turning Bearish

Corn futures slipped into the Friday close, with contracts steady to 1 ¾ cents higher on the day. July was down 4 ¾ cents this week, with December down 5 ¾ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1 1/4 cents at $3.81. 

The weekly CFTC Commitment of Traders report showed the largest 2 week (Tuesday/Tuesday) shift to the short side in the history of managed money in corn futures and option since the inception of the report in 2006 of 210,829 contracts. A total of 120,407 contracts were in the last week as of 6/9, with specs now net short 5,325 contracts. Of the shift, 92,863 contracts were new shorts, with longs only seeing 27,544 contracts of liquidation.

NOAA’s 7-day QPF shows precip totals expected in a range of 1.5 to 4 inches from MO to OH, with parts of eastern IA and WI seen with 1 to 2 inches. The western half of IA, MN, and much or the northern Plains west of the Missouri River is seen with little to 0 rainfall.

Export Sales data now has... 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
02/28/13
Expiration Date
03/14/13 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Mar '13
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 9, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
848,686 (+56,104)
901,808 (-2,168)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
477,576 (+13,606)
374,017 (+109,989)
Producers - Long / Short
454,580 (+64,037)
852,777 (+5,550)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
366,774 (-6,630)
21,699 (-6,415)
Managed Money - Long / Short
294,932 (-18,199)
296,238 (+103,243)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
182,644 (+31,805)
77,779 (+6,746)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
687-4 +6.58%
on 02/25/13
748-6 -2.14%
on 03/14/13
+38-0 (+5.47%)
since 02/14/13
3-Month
678-0 +8.08%
on 01/07/13
748-6 -2.14%
on 03/14/13
+2-0 (+0.27%)
since 12/14/12
52-Week
511-0 +43.40%
on 05/11/12
845-0 -13.28%
on 08/10/12
+158-4 (+27.60%)
since 03/14/12

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Corn Showing a Modest Bounce at Friday’s Midday

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Wheat Posting Mixed Midday Trade

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KEU26 : 640-6s (-0.08%)
KEN26 : 634-4s (-0.04%)
MWN26 : 6.1825s (-0.20%)
ZWN26 : 584-4s (-0.38%)
ZWU26 : 595-6s (-0.42%)
Soybean Weakness Holding On Friday

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ZSPAUS.CM : 10.5951 (-0.10%)
ZLZ26 : 69.67s (-0.67%)
ZMZ26 : 304.8s (+0.10%)
ZSPX26US.CM : 10.6550 (-0.19%)
ZSX26 : 1132-0s (-0.18%)
ZSN26 : 1113-4s (-0.13%)
ZSQ26 : 1118-6s (-0.16%)
Wheat Falling Early on Friday

Wheat is trading with contracts down 1 to 4 cents across most contracts. The wheat complex posted marginally mixed trade on Thursday, with the hard red contracts higher. Chicago SRW was the weak spot,...

KEU26 : 640-6s (-0.08%)
KEN26 : 634-4s (-0.04%)
MWN26 : 6.1825s (-0.20%)
ZWN26 : 584-4s (-0.38%)
ZWU26 : 595-6s (-0.42%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 755-7
1st Resistance Point 744-3
Last Price 732-6s
1st Support Level 725-5
2nd Support Level 718-3
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 845-0
Last Price 732-6s
Fibonacci 61.8% 717-3
Fibonacci 50% 678-0
Fibonacci 38.2% 638-5
52-Week Low 511-0

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