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Corn Jul '26 (ZCN26)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Extending Pullback to Thursday Morning
Barchart - Thu Jul 9, 7:41AM CDT

Corn prices are down 2 to 4 cents early on Thursday.  Futures fell back on Wednesday after rallying nearly 40 cents off the lows last week, with contracts down 3 to 8 ¾ cents at the close. Open interest was down 3,588 contracts on Wednesday. There were 88 deliveries issued against July futures overnight.  The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was 9 cents lower at $4.04.

EIA data from Wednesday morning showed a total of 1.093 million barrels per day of ethanol production in the week of July 3, back down 24,000 bpd from the week prior. Ethanol stocks saw a draw of 762,000 barrels to 23.928 million barrels. Ethanol exports were up 74,000 bpd to 200,000 bpd, with refiner inputs of ethanol down 20,000 bpd to 901,000 bpd. 

USDA’s Export Sales report will be out this morning, with traders looking for old crop business to total between 0.6-1.1 MMT in the week of July 2. New crop is seen between 600,000 and 900,000 MT. 

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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
$990/900
First Notice Date
06/30/26
Expiration Date
07/14/26 (5 days)

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Corn Jul '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jul Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 30, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
715,778 (-101,173)
750,657 (-82,789)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
490,117 (-30,845)
425,940 (-36,689)
Producers - Long / Short
362,413 (-70,542)
715,454 (-68,018)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
338,417 (-18,319)
20,255 (-2,459)
Managed Money - Long / Short
293,291 (-15,437)
360,287 (-23,260)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
196,826 (-15,408)
65,653 (-13,429)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
398-4 +9.16%
on 06/29/26
444-4 -2.14%
on 07/07/26
+15-4 (+3.69%)
since 06/09/26
3-Month
398-4 +9.16%
on 06/29/26
487-4 -10.77%
on 05/05/26
-20-0 (-4.40%)
since 04/09/26
52-Week
398-4 +9.16%
on 06/29/26
487-4 -10.77%
on 05/05/26
-16-2 (-3.60%)
since 07/09/25

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ZLZ26 : 68.86 (-0.95%)
ZMZ26 : 314.7 (+1.12%)
ZSPX26US.CM : 11.2137 (-0.53%)
ZSX26 : 1185-4 (-0.57%)
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Corn Extending Pullback to Thursday Morning Barchart - Thu Jul 9, 7:41AM CDT

Corn prices are down 2 to 4 cents early on Thursday. Futures fell back on Wednesday after rallying nearly 40 cents off the lows last week, with contracts down 3 to 8 ¾ cents at the close. Open interest...

ZCZ26 : 454-4 (-0.38%)
ZCU26 : 433-6 (-0.29%)
ZCN26 : 434-0 (-0.17%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.1720 (-0.41%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.0277 (-0.29%)
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Corn Corrects Lower on Wednesday Barchart - Wed Jul 8, 5:16PM CDT

Corn futures fell back on Wednesday after rallying nearly 40 cents off the lows last week, with contracts down 3 to 8 ¾ cents at the close. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was 9 cents lower...

ZCZ26 : 454-4 (-0.38%)
ZCU26 : 433-6 (-0.29%)
ZCN26 : 434-0 (-0.17%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.1720 (-0.41%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.0277 (-0.29%)
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Wheat Falls Back on Wednesday Barchart - Wed Jul 8, 5:16PM CDT

The wheat complex closed the midweek session with weakness across the three markets. Chicago SRW contracts closed with Wednesday losses of 7 ¾ to 10 ¾ cents. KC HRW futures posted 5 ½ to 7 ¾ cent losses....

KEU26 : 656-6 (+1.78%)
KEN26 : 630-0 (-0.67%)
MWN26 : 6.0300s (unch)
ZWN26 : 611-0 (+1.92%)
ZWU26 : 620-6 (+2.14%)
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Soybeans Close Wednesday on a Weaker Note Barchart - Wed Jul 8, 5:16PM CDT

Soybeans faded off the early gains on Wednesday, as buyers of the Chinese rumor were selling the fact. Contracts were down fractionally to 5 ½ cents at the close. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean...

ZSPAUS.CM : 11.3566 (-0.83%)
ZLZ26 : 68.86 (-0.95%)
ZMZ26 : 314.7 (+1.12%)
ZSPX26US.CM : 11.2137 (-0.53%)
ZSX26 : 1185-4 (-0.57%)
ZSN26 : 1186-4 (-0.71%)
ZSQ26 : 1183-0 (-0.86%)
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Corn Falling Back at Wednesday’s Midday Barchart - Wed Jul 8, 12:12PM CDT

Corn futures are showing 7 to 8 cent losses so far on Wednesday. There was just 1 delivery notice against July futures overnight. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is 7 ½ cents lower at $4.05...

ZCZ26 : 454-4 (-0.38%)
ZCU26 : 433-6 (-0.29%)
ZCN26 : 434-0 (-0.17%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.1720 (-0.41%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.0277 (-0.29%)
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ZCN26 434-0 -4.40%
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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 450-3
2nd Resistance Point 447-1
1st Resistance Point 440-7
Last Price 434-0
1st Support Level 431-3
2nd Support Level 428-1
3rd Support Level 421-7

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52-Week High 487-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 453-4
Fibonacci 50% 443-0
Last Price 434-0
Fibonacci 38.2% 432-4
52-Week Low 398-4

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