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Corn May '26 (ZCK26)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Faces Weakness to Start 2026

Corn futures closed out the first session of 2026 with losses of 2 to 3 cents. March was back down 12 ½ cents on the holiday week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 ½ cents at $3.98 1/4. 

USDA reported a private export sale of 132,000 MT of corn to South Korea this morning. Export Sales data will be officially caught up on Monday, as traders are looking for between 0.7-1.5 MMT in corn bookings during the week of 12/25.

A monthly Grains Crushing report from USDA was released this afternoon, showing a total of 471.87 mbu of corn used in ethanol during November. That was slightly above last year and 0.7% below last month. Corn grind in the first quarter was down just 0.2 mbu from 2024/25.

On Wednesday afternoon, USDA released the payment details for the Farm Bridge Assistance program, with the corn payment listed at $44.36/acre. Sorghum was tallied at $48.11.

Mar 26 Corn  closed at $4.37 1/2, down 2 3/4 cents,

Nearby Cash  was $3.98 1... 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
04/30/26 (118 days)
Expiration Date
05/14/26 (132 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 23, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
676,552 (-4,452)
717,552 (+46,152)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
361,501 (-10,795)
296,629 (-61,011)
Producers - Long / Short
390,723 (-5,160)
670,637 (+40,942)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
254,703 (-1,429)
15,789 (+3,073)
Managed Money - Long / Short
221,190 (-13,128)
219,398 (-68,286)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
140,311 (+2,333)
77,231 (+7,275)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
443-4 +0.45%
on 12/16/25
461-0 -3.36%
on 12/26/25
-12-0 (-2.62%)
since 12/02/25
3-Month
435-0 +2.41%
on 10/14/25
464-6 -4.14%
on 11/14/25
-2-2 (-0.50%)
since 10/02/25
52-Week
420-6 +5.88%
on 08/14/25
496-4 -10.27%
on 02/20/25
-18-4 (-3.99%)
since 01/02/25

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ZCK26 : 445-4s (-0.61%)
ZCH26 : 437-4s (-0.62%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 3.9824 (+0.50%)
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Fats and Oils

Fats and Oils - 2026-01-02

RSH26 : 603.90s (+0.25%)
KGH26 : 0.6401s (-0.40%)
ZCH26 : 437-4s (-0.62%)
ZSDAUS-BIW.CM : 4,506,573 (unch)
XSK26 : 3,475s (-0.20%)
CTH26 : 64.01s (-0.40%)
KOH26 : 3,991s (-1.46%)
XUK26 : 2,759s (-0.33%)
XTK26 : 4,233s (+0.69%)
XVH26 : 2,229s (-0.54%)
XXK26 : 7,866s (+0.20%)
ZSBAUS.CM : -0.7582 (-13.52%)
Grain Crushings

Grain Crushings - 2026-01-02

FLF26 : 1.58250s (-0.31%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 3.9824 (+0.50%)
ZCYAUS-BIW.CM : 183.74 (unch)
ZCH26 : 437-4s (-0.62%)
XBH26 : 187.75s (-0.27%)
XEH26 : 74.05s (-0.48%)
XVH26 : 2,229s (-0.54%)
ZCDAUS-BIW.CM : 15,671,136 (unch)
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ZSF26 : 1029-4s (-0.10%)
ZSH26 : 1045-6s (-0.17%)
Wheat Easing to Start the New Year

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KEK26 : 528-0s (unch)
KEH26 : 515-0s (+0.05%)
MWH26 : 5.7075s (-0.57%)
ZWH26 : 506-4s (-0.10%)
ZWK26 : 518-2s (-0.05%)
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ZCZ25 : 431-4s (-0.86%)
ZCK26 : 445-4s (-0.61%)
ZCH26 : 437-4s (-0.62%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 3.9824 (+0.50%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 452-2
2nd Resistance Point 450-4
1st Resistance Point 448-0
Last Price 445-4s
1st Support Level 443-6
2nd Support Level 442-0
3rd Support Level 439-4

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52-Week High 496-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 467-5
Fibonacci 50% 458-5
Fibonacci 38.2% 449-5
Last Price 445-4s
52-Week Low 420-6

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