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Corn Dec '22 (ZCZ22)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Closes Higher on Wednesday

Corn futures posted 2 to 3 ½ cent gains across most contracts on Wednesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 cents to $3.98. With just 2 days left for price discovery for the spring base price for Crop Insurance, December corn has averaged $4.61 this month. That would be down 98 cents 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  closed at $4.30 1/2, up 2 3/4 cents,

Nearby Cash  was $3.98, up 3 cents,

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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
11/30/22
Expiration Date
12/14/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Dec '22
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
623-0 +2.57%
on 12/06/22
675-0 -5.33%
on 11/15/22
-18-2 (-2.78%)
since 11/14/22
3-Month
623-0 +2.57%
on 12/06/22
706-4 -9.55%
on 10/10/22
-43-2 (-6.34%)
since 09/14/22
52-Week
539-2 +18.50%
on 12/15/21
766-2 -16.61%
on 05/16/22
+93-2 (+17.09%)
since 12/14/21

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 647-6
2nd Resistance Point 646-0
1st Resistance Point 642-4
Last Price 639-0s
1st Support Level 637-2
2nd Support Level 635-4
3rd Support Level 632-0

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52-Week High 766-2
Fibonacci 61.8% 679-4
Fibonacci 50% 652-6
Last Price 639-0s
Fibonacci 38.2% 626-0
52-Week Low 539-2

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