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Corn Sep '22 (ZCU22)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Starting Monday with Slight Gains

Corn is showing Monday AM gains of 1 to 2 cents. Futures spent the Friday session squaring up ahead of Monday’s USDA report, with contracts fractionally lower. March managed to close the week with an 8 ¼ cent gain. Open interest was down 2,028 contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down ¼ cent at $4.07 1/4. 

USDA will release a slew of data later this morning. The annual Crop Production report expected to show US corn production at 16.553 bbu, as yield is estimated at 184 bpa according to a Bloomberg survey of analysts. US corn ending stocks are estimated at 1.985 bbu, a 44 mbu reduction if realized.  

USDA will also release their quarterly Grain Stocks report on Monday, with a Reuters survey of analysts looking for December 1 corn stocks at 12.962 bbu, with a range of estimates from 12.05 to 13.31 bbu.

CFTC data from Friday afternoon showed managed money trimming 7,158 contracts from their net short in corn futures and options as of January... 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
$1,072/975
First Notice Date
08/31/22
Expiration Date
09/14/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Sep '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Sep 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
608-0 +16.61%
on 08/17/22
725-0 -2.21%
on 09/13/22
+82-2 (+13.12%)
since 08/15/22
3-Month
561-4 +26.27%
on 07/22/22
754-2 -6.00%
on 06/17/22
-20-0 (-2.74%)
since 06/15/22
52-Week
498-6 +42.16%
on 09/21/21
778-6 -8.96%
on 05/16/22
+196-4 (+38.34%)
since 09/15/21

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 709-0
2nd Resistance Point 709-0
1st Resistance Point 709-0
Last Price 709-0s
1st Support Level 709-0
2nd Support Level 709-0
3rd Support Level 709-0

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52-Week High 778-6
Last Price 709-0s
Fibonacci 61.8% 671-6
Fibonacci 50% 638-6
Fibonacci 38.2% 605-6
52-Week Low 498-6

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