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Corn Dec '26 (ZCZ26)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Holds Higher on Thursday as December Breaches $5

Corn futures closed the Thursday session holding onto most of the intraday gains, up 1 to 5 ¾ cents across the front months. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 5 ½ cents at $4.50.

The ProFarmer Crop Tour showed Illinois corn yields averaging 184.19 bushels per acre down 7.71% from the last year and 7.52% below the 3 year average. The western Three districts of Iowa were pegged at 189.73 to 191.8 bpa, all below their restive tour averages last year. Results for the full IA yield, as well as MN will be announced later this evening.

USDA Export Sales data from this morning showed 232,892 MT of old crop corn sales in the week of August 13. That was well above last year’s net cancellations but down from the week prior. The top buyer was Japan at 192,700 MT, with 121,200 MT sold to Spain. New crop business was tallied at 816,097 MT. That was a 4-week low and down 71.5% from a year ago, as the rally is pulling back on some demand. Mexico was the top buyer of... 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
$990/900
First Notice Date
11/30/26 (102 days)
Expiration Date
12/14/26 (116 days)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Dec '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 11, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
701,619 (+8,745)
899,747 (-1,472)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
486,272 (+5,415)
241,360 (+15,571)
Producers - Long / Short
335,547 (+8,432)
861,215 (-2,099)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
351,769 (+2,140)
24,229 (+2,454)
Managed Money - Long / Short
312,829 (+3,112)
186,954 (+22,058)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
173,443 (+2,303)
54,406 (-6,487)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
457-2 +10.11%
on 08/06/26
506-2 -0.54%
on 08/20/26
+30-4 (+6.45%)
since 07/20/26
3-Month
425-6 +18.26%
on 06/30/26
506-2 -0.54%
on 08/20/26
+14-2 (+2.91%)
since 05/20/26
52-Week
425-6 +18.26%
on 06/30/26
506-4 -0.59%
on 05/13/26
+53-2 (+11.83%)
since 08/20/25

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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 516-3
2nd Resistance Point 511-3
1st Resistance Point 507-3
Last Price 503-4s
1st Support Level 498-3
2nd Support Level 493-3
3rd Support Level 489-3

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52-Week High 506-4
Last Price 503-4s
Fibonacci 61.8% 475-5
Fibonacci 50% 466-1
Fibonacci 38.2% 456-5
52-Week Low 425-6

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