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Corn May '25 (ZCK25)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Poppin Higher Early on Monday

Corn price action is up 3 to 4 ¾ cents in the front months. Futures closed the Friday session with contracts up 3 to 4 ½ cents across the board, as July was down 9 cents on the week, with December losing 5 ½ cents. Preliminary open interest was up 7,441 contract on Friday, most in July (3,401) and December (2,050). The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 3/4 cents to $4.30 3/4. 

The weekly CFTC Commitment of Traders report from Friday showed managed money increasing their net long in corn futures and options by 79,822 contracts to 343,925 contracts as of Tuesday. Commercials were increasing their net short by 108,804 contracts to 663,170 contracts.

USDA’s Export Sales data has marketing year corn export commitments at 77.063 MMT, a 28% increase from the same period last year. That is 92% of the USDA export projection and lags the 5-year average sales pace by just 2 percentage points. Shipments of 56.14 MMT are now 29% ahead of year and is 67% of the USDA... 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
04/30/25
Expiration Date
05/14/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn May '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 5, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
752,467 (+24,225)
1,121,315 (+110,944)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
601,877 (+72,596)
168,493 (-20,048)
Producers - Long / Short
348,374 (-12,026)
1,052,427 (+96,950)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
379,832 (+30,693)
44,627 (+8,436)
Managed Money - Long / Short
440,048 (+59,479)
95,407 (-19,590)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
161,829 (+13,117)
73,086 (-458)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
430-6 +1.80%
on 05/13/25
488-6 -10.28%
on 04/15/25
-46-4 (-9.59%)
since 04/14/25
3-Month
430-6 +1.80%
on 05/13/25
518-6 -15.47%
on 02/19/25
-70-2 (-13.81%)
since 02/14/25
52-Week
414-2 +5.85%
on 08/26/24
518-6 -15.47%
on 02/19/25
-72-0 (-14.10%)
since 05/14/24

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 443-6
2nd Resistance Point 442-0
1st Resistance Point 440-2
Last Price 438-4s
1st Support Level 436-6
2nd Support Level 435-0
3rd Support Level 433-2

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52-Week High 518-6
Fibonacci 61.8% 478-7
Fibonacci 50% 466-4
Fibonacci 38.2% 454-1
Last Price 438-4s
52-Week Low 414-2

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