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Corn Sep '14 (ZCU14)
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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Mixed Close for Corn Market

The old crop corn futures bounced back for a higher midweek close. May ended the day 10 1/4 cents off its session low with a 3 1/2 cent gain. The new crop prices stayed in the red, going home 1 3/4 to 2 1/4 cents lower. 

The FOMC raised short term interest rates by another 25 basis points to a new target FED funds rate of 4.75% - 5%. The Dollar Index was 0.9% weaker to a new low for the month despite the rate hike. 

USDA announced another private export sale of 178k MT of old crop corn to China this AM. Analysts expect the weekly FAS data to have between 1.7 MMT and 3.4 MMT of old crop sales in the weekly update. China’s bookings last week were nearly 2.2 MMT via weekly announcements, and most of that business should be included in Thursdays report. New crop corn sales are estimated between 0 and 350k MT. 

EIA reported ethanol producers averaged 997k barrels of output per day through the week that ended 3/17. That was the first weekly average below 1 million barrel... Read more

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
$2,310/2,100
First Notice Date
08/29/14
Expiration Date
09/12/14 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Sep '14
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Sep Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 14, 2023

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Commercials - Long / Short
673,214 (+63,929)
653,531 (+74)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
316,200 (-11,958)
272,423 (+47,537)
Producers - Long / Short
422,761 (+55,904)
622,404 (-1,148)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
234,529 (+5,531)
15,203 (-1,272)
Managed Money - Long / Short
172,256 (-24,498)
232,160 (+51,003)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
143,944 (+12,540)
40,263 (-3,466)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
329-0 +3.04%
on 09/11/14
370-0 -8.38%
on 08/18/14
-19-4 (-5.44%)
since 08/12/14
3-Month
329-0 +3.04%
on 09/11/14
453-0 -25.17%
on 06/23/14
-101-0 (-22.95%)
since 06/12/14
52-Week
329-0 +3.04%
on 09/11/14
519-6 -34.78%
on 04/09/14
-159-2 (-31.96%)
since 09/12/13

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Mixed Close for Corn Market

The old crop corn futures bounced back for a higher midweek close. May ended the day 10 1/4 cents off its session low with a 3 1/2 cent gain. The new crop prices stayed in the red, going home 1 3/4 to...

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ZCPAUS.CM : 6.3693 (+0.51%)
ZCN23 : 613-0 (+0.20%)
ZCU23 : 561-2 (unch)
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Midday Drops for Wheat Futures

Wheat prices are down by double digits for some contracts so far for midday. CBT SRW is trading 13 1/2 to 16 1/4 cents lower. KC HRW is down by 5 to 6 cents across the front months. Spring wheat prices...

ZWK23 : 670-4 (+1.06%)
ZWN23 : 681-4 (+1.00%)
ZWPAES.CM : 6.1067 (-3.26%)
KEK23 : 819-2 (+0.99%)
KEPAWS.CM : 7.7495 (-0.87%)
MWK23 : 839-0 (+0.63%)
Soy Falling through Midday

Front month soybean futures are trading 15 1/2 to 19 cents lower through midday. The meal market is $5.70 to $7.20 lower at midday. Front month BO futures are giving back another 67 to 70 points so far....

ZSK23 : 1451-2 (+0.19%)
ZSPAUS.CM : 14.1286 (-1.23%)
ZSN23 : 1428-4 (+0.25%)
ZSQ23 : 1380-6 (+0.20%)
Red Midday in Corn Futures

May corn contracts are staging a midday bounce, which has futures 8 1/2 cents off the low and 2 cents in the black. The other nearby contracts are fractional to 3 1/4 cents in the red. USDA announced...

ZCK23 : 636-4 (+0.47%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 6.3693 (+0.51%)
ZCN23 : 613-0 (+0.20%)
ZCU23 : 561-2 (unch)
Wheat, WEAT ETF downtrend will not change until 38.2% is taken out.

Educational and Actionable Information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann Analysis.

WEAT : 6.75 (-2.03%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 344-7
1st Resistance Point 341-7
Last Price 339-0s
1st Support Level 333-1
2nd Support Level 327-3
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 519-6
Fibonacci 61.8% 446-7
Fibonacci 50% 424-3
Fibonacci 38.2% 401-7
Last Price 339-0s
52-Week Low 329-0

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