Corn Mar '26 (ZCH26)
Corn Futures Market News and Commentary
Corn futures posted gains of 5 to 9 cents across the board at the close on Wednesday, getting spillover support from near limit gains in wheat. That came despite some weaker corn grind implication from EIA. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was 9 cents higher at $4.17 3/4.
USDA’s will release their weekly Export Sales report on Thursday morning, with traders looking for between 0.5 and 1 MMT of old crop corn export business in the week of July 9. Sales for 2026/27 are seen in a range of 0.3-1.1 MMT.Â
The next 7 days are remaining dry for much of the Western Corn Belt according to NOAA’s 7-day QPF, with just trace amounts in parts of MN, IA, NE, MO, and the Dakotas. The Eastern Corn Belt is a little wetter, with 0.5-1.5 inches expected in parts of IL, IN, and OH.Â
Weekly EIA data from this morning showed a total of just 1.04 million barrels per day of ethanol production in the week ending on July 10, a 53,000 bpd drop from the week prior. Stocks, meanwh... Read more
Barchart · 57 minutes ago
Corn futures posted gains of 5 to 9 cents across the board at the close on Wednesday, getting spillover support from near limit gains in wheat. That came...
Barchart · 57 minutes ago
The wheat complex was in rally mode leading to the grains higher on Wednesday, with export concerns out of the Black Sea. Chicago SRW contracts were mostly...
Barchart · 57 minutes ago
Soybeans were up 7 ½ to 11 cents at the Wednesday close. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 8 3/4 cents $11.55 1/2. Soymeal futures...
Blue Line Futures · Wed Jul 15, 4:03PM CDT
Wheat did the heavy lifting today, finishing 5% higher for the day. Corn and soybeans tagged along, cattle got hit hard, but lean hog futures made new...
Swift Trading Company · Wed Jul 15, 2:37PM CDT
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Barchart · 56 minutes ago
Cotton futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 24 to 96 points at the final bell. Crude oil was up 90 cents on the day with the US dollar...
Barchart · 56 minutes ago
Corn futures posted gains of 5 to 9 cents across the board at the close on Wednesday, getting spillover support from near limit gains in wheat. That came...
Barchart · 56 minutes ago
Live cattle futures closed with $1.30 to $2.82 losses on Wednesday. Cash trade started to pick up this week, with a few light northern sales of $378-380...
Barchart · 56 minutes ago
Lean hog futures posted gains of $1.05 to $2.35 across most contracts on Wednesday, with July up 7 cents on expiration. USDA’s national base hog price...
Barchart · 56 minutes ago
The wheat complex was in rally mode leading to the grains higher on Wednesday, with export concerns out of the Black Sea. Chicago SRW contracts were mostly...
Barchart · 56 minutes ago
Soybeans were up 7 ½ to 11 cents at the Wednesday close. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 8 3/4 cents $11.55 1/2. Soymeal futures...
Barchart · 1 hour ago
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