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Corn Mar '22 (ZCH22)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Holding Steady on Thursday Morning

Corn price action is steady on Thursday AM trade, with front months down a penny to fractionally higher in some new crop. Futures posted 4 ¾ to 8 ¼ cent gains across most contracts on Wednesday. Open interest was down 10,378 contracts on the midweek session, mostly coming out of the May contract (18,834 contracts). The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 8 1/2 cents at $4.14 3/4. 

Some premium may have been put in the market as rain is expected over the next week in the central and eastern Corn Belt following recent precip, though it is still early to be talking major planting delays.

EIA data showed ethanol production at 1.12 million barrels per day in the week of 4/10, a 4,000 bpd increase from the week prior. Stocks saw a build of 646,000 million barrels to 26.699 million barrels. Exports dropped 122,000 barrels per day from the week prior to 81,000 bpd, as refiner in puts were down 20,000 bpd to 875,000 bpd.

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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
02/28/22
Expiration Date
03/14/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Mar '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 7, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
735,945 (-9,299)
968,914 (-49,973)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
459,961 (-28,798)
169,142 (+15,140)
Producers - Long / Short
395,241 (-7,694)
924,731 (-50,564)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
325,085 (-2,884)
28,564 (-688)
Managed Money - Long / Short
311,210 (-33,558)
100,234 (+13,418)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
148,751 (+4,760)
68,908 (+1,722)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
636-2 +14.46%
on 02/16/22
800-0 -8.97%
on 03/04/22
+90-2 (+14.15%)
since 02/15/22
3-Month
584-4 +24.59%
on 12/16/21
800-0 -8.97%
on 03/04/22
+142-4 (+24.33%)
since 12/15/21
52-Week
457-4 +59.18%
on 03/30/21
800-0 -8.97%
on 03/04/22
+242-0 (+49.77%)
since 03/15/21

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 771-4
2nd Resistance Point 761-6
1st Resistance Point 745-0
Last Price 728-2s
1st Support Level 718-4
2nd Support Level 708-6
3rd Support Level 692-0

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52-Week High 800-0
Last Price 728-2s
Fibonacci 61.8% 669-1
Fibonacci 50% 628-6
Fibonacci 38.2% 588-3
52-Week Low 457-4

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