Corn May '26 (ZCK26)
Corn Futures Market News and Commentary
Corn price action is up 3 to 4 cents early on Monday morning. Futures posted mixed trade, with contracts down ½ cent to 2 cents higher. Mar was up 6 ¼ cents on the week, with December up 7 ¼ cents. Open interest was down 20,505 contracts on Friday, with a majority (51,997) coming in May. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 1/2 cent at $4.20 3/4.
Commitment of Traders data showed spec funds with a total of 24,923 contracts added back to their net long position in the week ending on April 21. That took their net long to 184,406 contracts.
Export Sales data has corn export commitments totaling 74.1 MMT as of April 16, a 28% increase from the same time last year. That is 88% of USDA’s export projection and behind the 92% average.
 A South Korean importer purchased 65,000 MT od wheat in a private deal late on Friday.
May 26 Corn  closed at $4.55, down 1/2 cent, currently up 3 1/2 cents
Nearby Cash  was $4.20 3/4, down 1/2 cent,
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