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Corn May '18 (ZCK18)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Posting Penny Friday Gains

Corn futures are showing gains of a penny in most front months on Friday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 1 cent to $4.23 1/2. The CBoT will be closed on Monday for Memorial Day, with the Tuesday session showing a normal open.

A couple private export sale announcements were reported this morning, with 493,700 MT to Mexico (225,000 MT for 25/26 and 268,700 MT for 26/27) and 110,000 MT to unknown (50,000 for 25/26 and 60,000 MT for 26/27).

USDA’s Export Sales data showed 79.873 MMT of corn sold for export for the 2025/26 marketing year (shipped or unshipped), which is 26% above the same period last year. That is 95% of the USDA export number and near the 96% average pace.

A couple South Korean importers purchased corn in tenders overnight, buying 203,000 MT of optional origin corn

The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange raised their estimate for the Argentina corn crop by 3 MMT to 64 MMT.

Jul 26 Corn is at $4.63 1/4, up 1 cent,

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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
04/30/18
Expiration Date
05/14/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn May '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 12, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
743,273 (-9,194)
1,003,229 (-118,086)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
570,798 (-31,079)
187,261 (+18,768)
Producers - Long / Short
334,749 (-13,625)
935,388 (-117,039)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
384,366 (+4,534)
43,683 (-944)
Managed Money - Long / Short
416,409 (-23,639)
120,789 (+25,382)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
154,389 (-7,440)
66,472 (-6,614)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
376-2 +3.39%
on 04/23/18
400-0 -2.75%
on 05/04/18
+2-6 (+0.71%)
since 04/13/18
3-Month
369-2 +5.35%
on 03/23/18
400-0 -2.75%
on 05/04/18
+13-4 (+3.60%)
since 02/15/18
52-Week
353-6 +9.96%
on 01/12/18
430-0 -9.53%
on 07/11/17
-12-2 (-3.05%)
since 05/15/17

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 390-0
1st Resistance Point 389-4
Last Price 389-0s
1st Support Level 388-0
2nd Support Level 387-0
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 430-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 400-7
Fibonacci 50% 391-7
Last Price 389-0s
Fibonacci 38.2% 382-7
52-Week Low 353-6

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