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Corn Sep '25 (ZCU25)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Slipping Lower to Start Thursday Trade

Corn price action is down fractionally to 1 ½ cents so far on Thursday morning. Futures ended the Wednesday session with contracts a penny to 2 cents higher across the front months. Preliminary open interest was up 5,920 contracts on Wednesday, with some rolling out of March, down 16,212 contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 cents at $3.96 1/4. Some spillover support was from the rally in soybeans. 

Weekly data will be out this morning, with traders looking for between 0.8-2.1 MMT in corn sold for the week ending on 1/29.

EIA data from Wednesday morning showed a total of 956,000 barrels per day of ethanol production in the week of 1/30, down 158,000 bpd from the previous week.  Stocks of ethanol were down 264,000 barrels to 25.136 million barrels. Exports were up 59,000 bpd to 216,000 bpd, with refiner inputs of ethanol dropping 92,000 bpd to 791,000 bpd.

A South Korean importer purchased a total of 65,000 MT of corn in a private tender... 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
08/29/25
Expiration Date
09/12/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Sep '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Sep Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 27, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
774,514 (-11,715)
721,823 (+3,638)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
341,576 (+12,142)
373,247 (-7,891)
Producers - Long / Short
453,367 (-14,630)
656,351 (+3,888)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
269,416 (+3,601)
13,741 (+436)
Managed Money - Long / Short
212,897 (+3,200)
294,493 (-11,071)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
128,679 (+8,942)
78,754 (+3,180)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
369-4 +7.98%
on 08/14/25
406-0 -1.72%
on 09/05/25
+27-4 (+7.40%)
since 08/12/25
3-Month
368-6 +8.20%
on 08/12/25
431-6 -7.59%
on 06/20/25
-27-2 (-6.39%)
since 06/12/25
52-Week
368-6 +8.20%
on 08/12/25
482-6 -17.35%
on 02/20/25
-40-2 (-9.16%)
since 09/12/24

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Corn Slipping Lower to Start Thursday Trade

Corn price action is down fractionally to 1 ½ cents so far on Thursday morning. Futures ended the Wednesday session with contracts a penny to 2 cents higher across the front months. Preliminary open interest...

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Corn Hold onto Wednesday Gain

Corn futures ended the Wednesday session with contracts a penny to 2 cents higher across the front months. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 cents at $3.96 1/4. Some spillover support...

ZCZ25 : 431-4s (-0.86%)
ZCK26 : 440-0 (+0.69%)
ZCH26 : 432-2 (+0.64%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 3.9898 (+0.69%)
Wheat Continue Weakness on Wednesday

The wheat complex was lower across the board on Wednesday. Chicago SRW futures were 1 to 2 cents in the red at the close. KC HRW futures were 4 to 5 cents lower on the day. MPLS spring wheat was down 2...

KEK26 : 547-2 (+0.83%)
KEH26 : 534-6 (+0.85%)
MWH26 : 5.6825 (+0.40%)
ZWH26 : 533-0 (+1.19%)
ZWK26 : 541-4 (+0.98%)
Soybeans Rally on Positive Trade News

Soybeans were in rally mode following a mid-morning update from President Trump, as contracts closed with front month gains of 25 to 27 ½ cents. Some new crop contracts were up 4 to 11 ¼ cents. The cmdtyView...

ZSPAUS.CM : 10.4377 (+1.65%)
ZLH26 : 55.63 (-0.05%)
ZMH26 : 302.9 (+2.26%)
ZSX25 : 1112-6s (-1.70%)
ZSH26 : 1109-4 (+1.58%)
ZSK26 : 1122-6 (+1.63%)
Soybeans Rallying on President Trump Post

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ZLH26 : 55.63 (-0.05%)
ZMH26 : 302.9 (+2.26%)
ZSX25 : 1112-6s (-1.70%)
ZSH26 : 1109-4 (+1.58%)
ZSK26 : 1122-6 (+1.63%)
Corn Posting Slight Midday Gains

Corn futures are holding onto 1 to 2 cent gains at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 1 1/4 cents at $3.95 1/2. USDA reported a private export sale of 130,480 MT of corn to unknown...

ZCZ25 : 431-4s (-0.86%)
ZCK26 : 440-0 (+0.69%)
ZCH26 : 432-2 (+0.64%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 410-1
2nd Resistance Point 407-5
1st Resistance Point 403-3
Last Price 399-0s
1st Support Level 396-5
2nd Support Level 394-1
3rd Support Level 389-7

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52-Week High 482-6
Fibonacci 61.8% 439-2
Fibonacci 50% 425-6
Fibonacci 38.2% 412-2
Last Price 399-0s
52-Week Low 368-6

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