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Corn May '22 (ZCK22)
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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Closes Higher on Friday

The Friday rally put corn back into the black for the week. The front months were 1.3% to 2% higher on the day, with May’s 11 1/4 cent gain leaving the contract 8 3/4 cents above last week’s close. December futures stayed a penny below last Friday’s settle and remain at a 9 1/2 cent loss for the month. 

The weekly Ethanol report from USDA had the week’s average prices ranging from $2.03 - $2.15/gl in NE to $2.18 - $2.24/gal in IL, which was mostly 3 to 9 cents higher for the week. DDGS were quoted from $235-245 in MI to $280-300/ton in MO for the week leaving regional prices mostly higher from -$10 to +$17/ton. Corn oil prices were mostly weaker though the week with 1-8 cent regional losses to 49 – 58 cents/gal quotes. 

The weekly CFTC reports, now current, had corn spec funds 41,896 contracts net short as of 3/21. That was a 12k contract weaker net short for the week, mainly driven by net new buying. Commercial corn hedgers put 8k new short hedges on for the week. That... 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
$2,200/2,000
First Notice Date
04/29/22
Expiration Date
05/13/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn May '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 21, 2023

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Commercials - Long / Short
667,983 (-5,231)
664,190 (+10,659)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
327,137 (+10,937)
267,661 (-4,762)
Producers - Long / Short
417,278 (-5,483)
630,088 (+7,684)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
233,320 (-1,209)
16,717 (+1,514)
Managed Money - Long / Short
181,845 (+9,589)
227,741 (-4,419)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
145,292 (+1,348)
39,920 (-343)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
781-0 +1.73%
on 04/14/22
827-0 -3.93%
on 04/29/22
+11-0 (+1.40%)
since 04/13/22
3-Month
635-2 +25.07%
on 02/15/22
827-0 -3.93%
on 04/29/22
+144-0 (+22.14%)
since 02/11/22
52-Week
510-4 +55.63%
on 05/26/21
827-0 -3.93%
on 04/29/22
+229-0 (+40.50%)
since 05/13/21

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 817-0
2nd Resistance Point 812-4
1st Resistance Point 803-4
Last Price 794-4s
1st Support Level 790-0
2nd Support Level 785-4
3rd Support Level 776-4

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52-Week High 827-0
Last Price 794-4s
Fibonacci 61.8% 706-1
Fibonacci 50% 668-6
Fibonacci 38.2% 631-3
52-Week Low 510-4

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