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Corn Dec '21 (ZCZ21)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Weakness Continuing on Thursday Morning

Corn price action is down 2 to 3 cents early on Thursday. Futures continued the recent slide to new lows for the move on Wednesday, down 5 to 9 cents in most contracts. July closed in on the contract low, with the December contract hitting the lowest price since February. Open interest was up 6,505 contracts on Wednesday, with 14,650 contracts rolling out of July. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 7 1/2 cents at $3.97.

USDA reported a private export sale of 136,000 MT of corn to South Korea on Wednesday morning for 2026/27 shipment. Ahead of the weekly Export Sales report on Thursday traders are looking for old crop business of 0.9-1.5 MMT, with new crop seen in a range of 100,000 to 600,000 MT

EIA data from Wednesday showed a 19,000 barrel per day bounce in ethanol production in the week of 5/29, taking it to 1.108 million bpd. Ethanol stocks saw a draw of 362,000 barrels, despite the increased supply, to 24.606 million barrels. Ethanol exports wer... 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
11/30/21
Expiration Date
12/14/21 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Dec '21
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 26, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
773,197 (+15,855)
1,004,716 (-41,251)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
521,725 (-47,964)
219,723 (+8,136)
Producers - Long / Short
365,090 (+21,856)
943,904 (-41,090)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
381,350 (-11,531)
34,055 (-5,691)
Managed Money - Long / Short
370,958 (-59,862)
159,621 (+22,143)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
150,767 (+11,898)
60,102 (-14,007)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
562-0 +4.76%
on 11/30/21
592-0 -0.55%
on 12/10/21
+11-4 (+1.99%)
since 11/12/21
3-Month
506-6 +16.18%
on 10/13/21
592-0 -0.55%
on 12/10/21
+68-4 (+13.17%)
since 09/14/21
52-Week
409-4 +43.77%
on 12/15/20
638-0 -7.72%
on 05/07/21
+177-0 (+42.99%)
since 12/14/20

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HON26 : 3.6677 (-4.69%)
ZCZ26 : 451-4 (-1.79%)
ZSN26 : 1124-0 (-2.60%)
ZLN26 : 76.26 (-3.11%)
ZSX26 : 1138-4 (-2.46%)
KEN26 : 619-0 (-0.80%)
ZCN26 : 423-2 (-1.91%)
Soybeans Fall into Wednesday’s Close

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ZLN26 : 76.26 (-3.11%)
ZMN26 : 312.4 (-2.62%)
ZSPX26US.CM : 10.7186 (-2.61%)
ZSX26 : 1138-4 (-2.46%)
ZSN26 : 1124-0 (-2.60%)
ZSQ26 : 1128-0 (-2.61%)
Wheat Losses Continue on Wednesday

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KEU26 : 631-0 (-0.75%)
KEN26 : 619-0 (-0.80%)
MWN26 : 6.1950 (-1.08%)
ZWN26 : 580-4 (-1.15%)
ZWU26 : 594-4 (-1.04%)
Corn Losses Continue to New Lows on Wednesday

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ZCZ26 : 451-4 (-1.79%)
ZCU26 : 432-0 (-1.87%)
ZCN26 : 423-2 (-1.91%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.1557 (-1.96%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 3.8875 (-2.08%)
Grain Spreads: Liquidation Continues

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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 608-4
2nd Resistance Point 599-6
1st Resistance Point 594-2
Last Price 588-6s
1st Support Level 580-0
2nd Support Level 571-2
3rd Support Level 565-6

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52-Week High 638-0
Last Price 588-6s
Fibonacci 61.8% 550-6
Fibonacci 50% 523-6
Fibonacci 38.2% 496-6
52-Week Low 409-4

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