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Corn Jul '21 (ZCN21)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Ticking Higher on Friday Morning Trade

Corn price action is showing 1 to 2 cent gains so far on Friday morning. Futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down 1 to 2 cents in the front months. Preliminary open interest was up another 14,050 contracts on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 1 ½ cents at $3.82 1/2. 

The markets will be off on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. They will open back up on Monday evening. 

USDA reported a couple private export sales of 500,302 MT of corn during the reporting period to unknown destinations, with 260,000 MT during the reporting period for Japan. 

USDA Export Sales data from Thursday showed a total of 1.14 MMT of 2025/26 corn sold in the ending on January 8. That was more than triple the sales from the week prior, a 3-week higher, and 11.3% above the same week last year. Mexico was the top buyer of 265,800 MT, with 210,800 MT sold to Japan and 133,400 MT to Taiwan. Another 1,270 MT was sold for 2026/27.

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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
06/30/21
Expiration Date
07/14/21 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Jul '21
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jul Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 6, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
691,692 (-8,085)
733,545 (+7,417)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
363,722 (+1,347)
303,610 (-5,573)
Producers - Long / Short
397,191 (-12,274)
674,982 (+5,775)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
252,784 (+2,089)
16,846 (-458)
Managed Money - Long / Short
225,019 (+5,567)
237,849 (-4,351)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
138,703 (-4,220)
65,761 (-1,222)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
619-4 +10.25%
on 07/12/21
750-4 -8.99%
on 07/13/21
+23-6 (+3.60%)
since 06/14/21
3-Month
571-4 +19.51%
on 04/16/21
750-4 -8.99%
on 07/13/21
+103-4 (+17.86%)
since 04/14/21
52-Week
346-2 +97.26%
on 08/12/20
750-4 -8.99%
on 07/13/21
+325-4 (+91.05%)
since 07/14/20

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 691-0
2nd Resistance Point 689-0
1st Resistance Point 686-0
Last Price 683-0s
1st Support Level 681-0
2nd Support Level 679-0
3rd Support Level 676-0

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52-Week High 750-4
Last Price 683-0s
Fibonacci 61.8% 596-1
Fibonacci 50% 548-3
Fibonacci 38.2% 500-5
52-Week Low 346-2

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