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Corn Mar '24 (ZCH24)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Holding Steady on Friday AM Trade

Corn price action is showing steady to fractionally lower trade so far on Friday morning. Futures rounded out Thursday trade with contracts down 4 to 6 cents across most contracts. Open interest was up 5,440 contracts on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 6 3/4 at $4.10 3/4.

USDA’s weekly Export Sales report from Thursday showed just 314,962 MT in sales for the week of 7/9. That was a MY low but still more than triple the same week last year. Japan was the buyer of 137,100 MT, with 135,200 MT to Colombia. Sales for 2026/27 were at 311,222 MT. That was a 6-week low and took the accumulated new crop commitments to 6.859 MMT, 14.5% above the same time last year. Colombia was the top buyer of 132,600 MT, with 87,100 MT sold to Mexico.

The IGC cut its projection for 2026/27 world corn production by 4 million metric tonnes (MMT) to 1.306 billion tonnes. The French crop forecast was reduced 3 MMT due to excessive heat harming yield potential. Fran... 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
02/29/24
Expiration Date
03/14/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 7, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
700,793 (-14,985)
768,447 (+17,790)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
478,153 (-11,964)
377,173 (-48,767)
Producers - Long / Short
339,364 (-23,049)
734,442 (+18,988)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
347,528 (+9,111)
20,104 (-151)
Managed Money - Long / Short
287,447 (-5,844)
302,446 (-57,841)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
190,706 (-6,120)
74,727 (+9,074)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
394-4 +7.10%
on 02/26/24
435-0 -2.87%
on 03/12/24
-1-6 (-0.41%)
since 02/14/24
3-Month
394-4 +7.10%
on 02/26/24
484-0 -12.71%
on 12/15/23
-56-6 (-11.84%)
since 12/14/23
52-Week
394-4 +7.10%
on 02/26/24
636-2 -33.60%
on 06/21/23
-145-4 (-25.62%)
since 03/14/23

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Corn Fades Back Lower on Thursday

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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 428-3
2nd Resistance Point 427-1
1st Resistance Point 424-7
Last Price 422-4s
1st Support Level 421-3
2nd Support Level 420-1
3rd Support Level 417-7

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52-Week High 636-2
Fibonacci 61.8% 543-7
Fibonacci 50% 515-3
Fibonacci 38.2% 486-7
Last Price 422-4s
52-Week Low 394-4

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