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Corn Sep '27 (ZCU27)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Gains Extending to Thursday Morning, as Traders Square Up for 3-day Weekend

Corn price action is 2 to 4 ½ cents higher so far on Thursday morning. Futures closed Wednesday with contracts up 3 to 8 ¼ cents higher, as the front months were the leaders. Open interest was down 6,265 contracts on Wednesday, mainly in December (-9,264), implying modest short covering. There were 262 delivery notices against July corn overnight.  The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was 7 cents higher at $3.92 1/4. The market will observe the July 4th Independence Day Holiday on Friday, for a 3-day weekend. Sunday night will be a normal open.

EIA’s weekly update showed a total of 1.117 million barrels per day of ethanol production in the week of June 26, up 27,000 bpd from the week prior. Ethanol stocks were up another 105,000 barrels to 24.690 million barrels. Ethanol exports were back up 5,000 bpd to 126,000 bpd, with refiner inputs of ethanol down 2,000 bpd to 9221,000 bpd. 

After the Wednesday close, the NASS Grain Crushing report showed the largest corn... 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
$1,210/1,100
First Notice Date
08/31/27 (425 days)
Expiration Date
09/14/27 (439 days)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Sep '27
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Sep Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 23, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
816,951 (-27,473)
833,446 (-43,449)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
520,962 (+23,480)
462,629 (+42,991)
Producers - Long / Short
432,955 (-19,775)
783,472 (-41,219)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
356,736 (-5,588)
22,714 (-120)
Managed Money - Long / Short
308,728 (+14,869)
383,547 (+40,201)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
212,234 (+8,611)
79,082 (+2,790)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
453-2 +2.70%
on 06/30/26
485-4 -4.12%
on 06/03/26
-18-0 (-3.72%)
since 06/02/26
3-Month
453-2 +2.70%
on 06/30/26
509-2 -8.59%
on 05/13/26
-19-2 (-3.97%)
since 04/02/26
52-Week
453-0 +2.76%
on 08/13/25
509-2 -8.59%
on 05/13/26
+3-4 (+0.76%)
since 07/02/25

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MWN26 : 5.9000s (+2.34%)
ZWN26 : 597-0 (+0.84%)
ZWU26 : 601-6 (+0.29%)
Corn Extends Post-USDA Bounce to Wednesday

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Fats and Oils

Fats and Oils - 2026-07-01

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CTZ26 : 77.29 (-0.71%)
KOU26 : 4,504 (-0.04%)
XUU26 : 2,978s (+0.91%)
XTU26 : 4,752s (+0.36%)
XVU26 : 2,333s (+0.30%)
XXU26 : 8,442s (+0.42%)
ZSBAUS.CM : -0.4731 (+1.25%)

Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Weak Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 474-7
2nd Resistance Point 471-1
1st Resistance Point 468-5
Last Price 465-0
1st Support Level 462-3
2nd Support Level 458-5
3rd Support Level 456-1

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52-Week High 509-2
Fibonacci 61.8% 487-6
Fibonacci 50% 481-1
Fibonacci 38.2% 474-4
Last Price 465-0
52-Week Low 453-0

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