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Corn Dec '24 (ZCZ24)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Facing Crude Oil Pressure on Wednesday

Corn futures are trading with 10 to 11 cent losses in the front months on Wednesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 10 3/4 cents to $4.24 1/4.  Crude oil losses of $6.27 is adding pressure as US and Iran negotiations are reportedly in the final stages.

EIA data from this morning showed a total of 1.111 million barrels per day of ethanol output in the week ending on May 15. That was up 29,000 bpd from the previous week and 75,000 bpd larger than the same week last year. Ethanol stocks were up just 5,000 barrels to 24.875 million barrels. Refiner inputs of ethanol were up 9,000 bpd to 917,000 barrels per day, with export slipping 13,000 bpd to 149,000 bpd.

USDA’s Export Sales report will be out on Thursday, with traders looking for 0.8-1.6 MMT of old crop corn sold in the week of 5/14. New crop business is seen at 150,000 to 300,000 MT. 

Jul 26 Corn  closed at $4.64 1/2, down 10 3/4 cents,

Nearby Cash  was $4.24 1/4, down 10 3/4 cents, 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
11/29/24
Expiration Date
12/13/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Dec '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 12, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
743,273 (-9,194)
1,003,229 (-118,086)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
570,798 (-31,079)
187,261 (+18,768)
Producers - Long / Short
334,749 (-13,625)
935,388 (-117,039)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
384,366 (+4,534)
43,683 (-944)
Managed Money - Long / Short
416,409 (-23,639)
120,789 (+25,382)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
154,389 (-7,440)
66,472 (-6,614)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
414-6 +3.68%
on 11/27/24
443-2 -2.99%
on 12/11/24
+3-4 (+0.82%)
since 11/13/24
3-Month
399-0 +7.77%
on 10/17/24
443-2 -2.99%
on 12/11/24
+16-6 (+4.05%)
since 09/13/24
52-Week
385-0 +11.69%
on 08/27/24
513-0 -16.18%
on 12/15/23
-77-6 (-15.31%)
since 12/13/23

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 442-1
2nd Resistance Point 438-1
1st Resistance Point 434-1
Last Price 430-0s
1st Support Level 426-1
2nd Support Level 422-1
3rd Support Level 418-1

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52-Week High 513-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 464-1
Fibonacci 50% 449-0
Fibonacci 38.2% 433-7
Last Price 430-0s
52-Week Low 385-0

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