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Corn May '24 (ZCK24)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Fading Thursday Gains to Start Friday

Corn prices are down fractionally to 2 cents so far on Friday morning. Futures rallied into the Thursday close, as contracts were 4 ¼ to 8 ½ cents higher on the session. Open interest was down 5,044 contracts on Thursday, with July down 41,322 contracts. July options expire today, with first notice day on Monday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was 8 3/4 cents higher at $3.87. 

Precip heading into the first couple days of July is limited in portions of NE, SD, IA, the southern portions of MN/WI as well as the northern areas of the Eastern Corn Belt according to the NOAA 7-day QPF. Rain totals of 1 to 3 inches are seen in much of the ECB. The 8-14 day outlook from the CPC shows warmer than normal temps across the US, with the ECB looking at drier than normal precipitation.

USDA’s Export Sales report was updated this morning with old crop sales pegged at 743,097 MT in the week ending on 6/18. That was a 6-week low, but still slightly ahead of the same week l... 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
$1,210/1,100
First Notice Date
04/30/24
Expiration Date
05/14/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 16, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
844,424 (-4,262)
876,895 (-24,913)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
497,482 (+19,906)
419,638 (+45,621)
Producers - Long / Short
452,730 (-1,850)
824,691 (-28,086)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
362,324 (-4,450)
22,834 (+1,135)
Managed Money - Long / Short
293,859 (-1,073)
343,346 (+47,108)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
203,623 (+20,979)
76,292 (-1,487)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
426-2 +6.45%
on 04/18/24
461-4 -1.68%
on 05/13/24
+18-2 (+4.19%)
since 04/12/24
3-Month
408-6 +11.01%
on 02/26/24
461-4 -1.68%
on 05/13/24
+16-4 (+3.77%)
since 02/14/24
52-Week
408-6 +11.01%
on 02/26/24
637-6 -28.85%
on 06/21/23
-72-0 (-13.69%)
since 05/12/23

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Wheat Falling Early on Friday

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Wheat Closes Thursday with Modest Strength

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Corn Rallies on Thursday as a Drier Window Opens Up

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Soybeans Rally on Thursday, with Drier Start to July

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Shootin' the Bull about what to be prepared for.

After today's trading activity, what to be prepared for is the price being paid for new inventory and potentially not the support of the rest of the industry for doing such.

What Did the June WASDE Report Tell the Corn Futures Market?

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Wheat Trading Mixed at Midday

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ZWU26 : 591-6 (-1.62%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 466-4
2nd Resistance Point 463-6
1st Resistance Point 458-6
Last Price 453-6s
1st Support Level 451-0
2nd Support Level 448-2
3rd Support Level 443-2

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52-Week High 637-6
Fibonacci 61.8% 550-2
Fibonacci 50% 523-2
Fibonacci 38.2% 496-2
Last Price 453-6s
52-Week Low 408-6

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