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Corn Dec '21 (ZCZ21)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Trading with Wednesday Gains

Corn futures are trading with 1 to 3 ½ cent gains across the front months on Wednesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down a up ¾ cent to $3.96 1/2.  

With just 3 days left for price discovery for the spring base price for Crop Insurance, December corn has averaged $4.60 this month. That would be down a dime from last year. 

EIA data from this morning showed a total of 1.113 million barrels per day of ethanol produced in the week of 2/20, down just 5,000 bpd from the week prior. Ethanol stocks were up 58,000 barrels to 25.646 million barrels. Ethanol stocks slipped 36,000 bpd to 141,000 bpd, as refiner inputs were steady at 866,000 bpd.

Export Sales data for the week of 2/19 will be released on Thursday, with traders looking for 0.9-1.8 MMT of old crop corn sold. 

Taiwan purchased a total of 65,000 MT of corn in a tender, with the US the expected origin. 

Mar 26 Corn is at $4.29 1/4, up 1 1/2 cents,

Nearby Cash is at $3.96 1/2,... 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
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 Feb 17, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
831,608 (+22,974)
805,618 (+34,322)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
336,717 (-3,363)
344,552 (-13,858)
Producers - Long / Short
496,068 (+19,975)
741,889 (+26,698)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
291,416 (-1,624)
19,605 (+3,001)
Managed Money - Long / Short
209,903 (-4,447)
252,216 (-19,627)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
126,814 (+1,084)
92,336 (+5,769)
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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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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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