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Corn Mar '17 (ZCH17)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Slipping Back on Friday Morning

Corn price action is down 2 to 3 cents so far on Friday morning. Futures closed with contracts 2 ½ to 4 ¾ cent gains across the board on Thursday. Open interest suggest a rotation of ownership, down just 706 contracts, with July down 14,773 contracts and September up 8,847 contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 4 cents to $4.17. 

EIA data from Thursday morning showed 1.089 million barrels per day of ethanol production in the week of 5/22, down 22,000 bpd from the previous week. Stocks were up 93,000 barrels to 24.968 million barrels. Exports of ethanol were down 47,000 barrels per day in that week to 102,000 bpd, as refiner inputs of ethanol rose 20,000 bpd to 937,000 bpd.

USDA Export Sales data will be out this morning, delayed by Monday’s holiday, with traders looking for 0.9 to 2 MMT of 2025/26 corn sales in the week of 5/21. New crop business is estimated to total 300,000 to 500,000 MT.

The Buenos Aires Grains Exchange estimate the Arg... 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
02/28/17
Expiration Date
03/14/17 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Mar '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar 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
353-0 +0.21%
on 03/14/17
380-0 -6.91%
on 02/16/17
-20-4 (-5.48%)
since 02/14/17
3-Month
345-4 +2.39%
on 12/23/16
380-0 -6.91%
on 02/16/17
-8-2 (-2.28%)
since 12/14/16
52-Week
325-0 +8.85%
on 08/31/16
453-2 -21.95%
on 06/15/16
-41-6 (-10.56%)
since 03/14/16

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 360-2
1st Resistance Point 357-0
Last Price 353-6s
1st Support Level 351-6
2nd Support Level 349-6
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 453-2
Fibonacci 61.8% 404-2
Fibonacci 50% 389-1
Fibonacci 38.2% 374-0
Last Price 353-6s
52-Week Low 325-0

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