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Corn May '22 (ZCK22)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Posting Wednesday Weakness

Corn futures are down 2 to 4 cents across most contracts on Wednesday. There was just 1 delivery issued against March corn overnight. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 4 cents to $4.02 3/4. 

USDA reported another private export sale of 125,000 MT of corn to unknown destinations this morning. Export Sales data for the week of February 26 will be released on Thursday, with analysts looking for old crop corn sales at 0.6-1.6 MMT. New crop business is estimated to total 0-100,000 MT according to a Reuters survey, though we did get a private export sale of 154,000 MT of 2026/27 corn to Japan last Thursday.

EIA reported ethanol production at 1.095 million barrels per day in the week ending on February 27, down 18,000 bpd during that week. Stocks of ethanol were up 691,000 barrels to 26.337 million barrels. Exports were up 76,000 bpd in that week to 217,000 bpd, with refiner inputs down 2,000 bpd to 864,000 bpd.

Mar 26 Corn is at $4.30 1/4, down 4 cen... 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
$1,072/975
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 Feb 24, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
782,124 (-49,484)
769,669 (-35,949)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
319,669 (-17,048)
310,841 (-33,711)
Producers - Long / Short
436,218 (-59,850)
722,903 (-18,986)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
318,561 (+27,145)
19,421 (-184)
Managed Money - Long / Short
219,988 (+10,085)
233,222 (-18,994)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
99,681 (-27,133)
77,619 (-14,717)
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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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Corn Posting Wednesday Weakness

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ZCK26 : 443-6s (-0.62%)
ZCH26 : 431-6s (-0.58%)
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Wheat Posting Wednesday Losses

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KEH26 : 565-2s (-0.92%)
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ZWK26 : 568-2s (-1.00%)
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Corn Falling Lower to Start Wednesday Trade

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ZCH26 : 431-6s (-0.58%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.0225 (-0.86%)
Wheat Falling on Wednesday Morning

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KEH26 : 565-2s (-0.92%)
MWH26 : 5.9875s (-0.42%)
ZWH26 : 566-6s (-0.96%)
ZWK26 : 568-2s (-1.00%)
Soybeans Easing Lower to Early on Wednesday

Soybeans are trading with weakness across most contracts on Wednesday morning. Futures saw late session strength, with contracts closing 5 to 7 cents higher. Open interest was up 11,056 contracts on Tuesday,...

ZSPAUS.CM : 10.9577 (-0.15%)
ZLK26 : 63.59s (+1.23%)
ZMK26 : 309.9s (-1.53%)
ZSX25 : 1112-6s (-1.70%)
ZSH26 : 1154-4s (-0.11%)
ZSK26 : 1169-4s (-0.09%)
Chicago wheat above 200-day moving average is a sweet spot

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Soybeans Power Higher Late on Tuesday

Soybeans saw late session strength, with contracts closing 5 to 7 cents higher There were another 27 deliveries issued overnight. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 6 1/2 cents at $10.97...

ZSPAUS.CM : 10.9577 (-0.15%)
ZLK26 : 63.59s (+1.23%)
ZMK26 : 309.9s (-1.53%)
ZSX25 : 1112-6s (-1.70%)
ZSH26 : 1154-4s (-0.11%)
ZSK26 : 1169-4s (-0.09%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

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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