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Corn May '27 (ZCK27)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Bulls Find Footing to Push Higher into Thursday’s Close

Corn bulls found some late day momentum to push 1 to 3 cents higher at the close. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 1/2 cents to $4.00 1/2. The spring base Crop Insurance price will be set by the close on Friday, as the average December corn close has been $4.61, down 9 cents from last year.

USDA reported a private export sale of 178,000 MT of corn to Japan this morning with 154,000 MT for 2026/27 and 24,000 MT for 2027/28.

Export Sales data for the week of 2/19 was released this morning, with a total of 682,804 MT sold in that week. That was down 29% from the week prior, it was still 1.1% above the same week last year. Mexico was the top buyer of 373,600 MT, with 171,700 MT sold to Japan. New crop was 11,685 MT.

A South Korean importer purchased a total of 135,000 MT of corn in a tender. Another South Korean importer issued a tender for 210,000 MT of corn this morning.  Turkey also purchased 350,000 MT of wheat in ta tender overnight. 

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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
04/30/27 (427 days)
Expiration Date
05/14/27 (441 days)

Seasonal Chart

Corn May '27
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Feb 17, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
831,608 (+22,974)
805,618 (+34,322)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
336,717 (-3,363)
344,552 (-13,858)
Producers - Long / Short
496,068 (+19,975)
741,889 (+26,698)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
291,416 (-1,624)
19,605 (+3,001)
Managed Money - Long / Short
209,903 (-4,447)
252,216 (-19,627)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
126,814 (+1,084)
92,336 (+5,769)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
472-0 +2.91%
on 02/02/26
486-6 -0.21%
on 02/26/26
+13-2 (+2.80%)
since 01/27/26
3-Month
466-0 +4.24%
on 01/14/26
489-4 -0.77%
on 12/02/25
+0-4 (+0.10%)
since 11/26/25
52-Week
461-0 +5.37%
on 08/12/25
495-0 -1.87%
on 06/09/25
+8-6 (+1.83%)
since 02/27/25

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Corn Bulls Find Footing to Push Higher into Thursday’s Close

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Wheat Showing Mixed Trade on Thursday

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KEH26 : 551-4s (-0.18%)
MWH26 : 5.8350s (unch)
ZWH26 : 577-0 (+0.92%)
ZWK26 : 577-0 (+0.44%)
Soybeans Falling at Thursday’s Midday

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ZSPAUS.CM : 10.8369 (-0.08%)
ZLK26 : 61.91 (+0.24%)
ZMK26 : 321.7 (+0.25%)
ZSX25 : 1112-6s (-1.70%)
ZSH26 : 1150-4 (+0.24%)
ZSK26 : 1167-2 (+0.32%)
Corn Slipping Back on Thursday

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ZSPAUS.CM : 10.8369 (-0.08%)
ZLK26 : 61.91 (+0.24%)
ZMK26 : 321.7 (+0.25%)
ZSX25 : 1112-6s (-1.70%)
ZSH26 : 1150-4 (+0.24%)
ZSK26 : 1167-2 (+0.32%)
Corn Posting Thursday AM Gains

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ZCK26 : 444-2 (+0.17%)
ZCH26 : 434-4 (+0.29%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.0048 (+0.65%)

Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Soft Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 489-7
2nd Resistance Point 488-3
1st Resistance Point 486-7
Last Price 485-6
1st Support Level 483-7
2nd Support Level 482-3
3rd Support Level 480-7

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52-Week High 495-0
Last Price 485-6
Fibonacci 61.8% 482-0
Fibonacci 50% 478-0
Fibonacci 38.2% 474-0
52-Week Low 461-0

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