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Corn Mar '23 (ZCH23)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Reverts Back Lower on Thursday

Corn futures fell back from the Wednesday rally on Thursday, with contracts falling 5 to 9 cents at the close. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 9 cents at $4.18 1/4.

Export Sales data was released this morning, with a total of 410,748 MT sold in the week of August 6 for old crop. That was a 5 week high and well above the same week last year’s net cancellations. Spain was the top buyers of 257,600 MT, with 74,000 MT sold to Mexico. New crop sales were tallied at 924,532 MT in that week. That was a 3-week low and down 54.9% from the same week last year. Mexico was the top buyer of 416,400 MT, with unknown destinations buying 253,700 MT.

Corn production for Brazil’s 2025/26 crop was raised by 1.23 MMT to 142.96 MMT according to the latest CONAB projection. Much of that was via second crop, up 1.6 MMT to 111.03 MMT. 

Sep 26 Corn  closed at $4.48, down 9 cents,

Nearby Cash  was $4.18 1/4, down 9 cents,

Dec 26 Corn  closed at $4.72, dow... 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
$990/900
First Notice Date
02/28/23
Expiration Date
03/14/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Mar '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 4, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
692,874 (-5,336)
901,219 (-922)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
480,857 (-12,491)
225,789 (-13,239)
Producers - Long / Short
327,115 (+6,869)
863,314 (-2,337)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
349,629 (-16,332)
21,775 (-2,712)
Managed Money - Long / Short
309,717 (-4,737)
164,896 (-22,782)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
171,140 (-7,754)
60,893 (+9,543)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
618-2 +1.50%
on 03/09/23
683-0 -8.13%
on 02/21/23
-54-6 (-8.02%)
since 02/14/23
3-Month
618-2 +1.50%
on 03/09/23
688-6 -8.89%
on 01/18/23
-23-0 (-3.54%)
since 12/14/22
52-Week
568-6 +10.33%
on 07/22/22
768-4 -18.35%
on 05/16/22
-23-0 (-3.54%)
since 03/14/22

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 632-1
2nd Resistance Point 629-7
1st Resistance Point 628-5
Last Price 627-4s
1st Support Level 625-1
2nd Support Level 622-7
3rd Support Level 621-5

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52-Week High 768-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 692-2
Fibonacci 50% 668-5
Fibonacci 38.2% 645-0
Last Price 627-4s
52-Week Low 568-6

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