Corn Jul '26 (ZCN26)
Corn Futures Market News and Commentary
Corn futures are trading with 2 to 3 cent losses in the front months on Thursday, bouncing off early lows. There were 113 deliveries issued against May corn futures overnight. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is 2 1/4 cents lower on the day to $4.24.Â
USDA’s Weekly Export Sales report from this morning showed 1.362 MMT of 2025/26 corn sold in the week ending on April 30, in the middle of trade ideas of 1-1.8 MMT.  That was back down from last week and 18.1% below the same week last year. New crop business was on the top end of the 0-150,000 MT estimates at 122,778 MT.
A South Korean importer purchased 132,000 MT of corn overnight, all optional origin.
May 26 Corn is at $4.52, down 3/4 cent,
Nearby Cash is at $4.24, down 2 1/4 cents,
Jul 26 Corn is at $4.66 1/4, down 2 1/4 cents,
Dec 26 Corn is at $4.88, down 2 cents,
New Crop Cash is at $4.44 1/4, down 2 cents,
On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder... Read more
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