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Corn Dec '22 (ZCZ22)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Holding Lower on Thursday

Corn futures are trading with fractional to 2 cent losses in the front months on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 1 3/4 cents to $4.23.  

Export Sales data from this morning tallied corn sales at 1.22 MMT, which was on the higher side of trade ideas of between 0.7 and 1.5 MMT in old crop corn bookings during the week of 3/19. That was back up from last week and 17.1% above the same week last year. New crop sales exceeded the estimated range of 0 to 100,000 MT at 135,000 MT.

Ahead of the USDA March Intentions report next week, traders are looking for 94.37 million acres of corn to be reported by NASS. That would be a 4.4 million decline from last year if realized.

May 26 Corn is at $4.65 1/2, down 1 3/4 cents,

Nearby Cash is at $4.23, down 1 3/4 cents,

Jul 26 Corn is at $4.76 1/2, down 1 1/4 cents,

Dec 26 Corn is at $4.93, down 1/4 cent,

New Crop Cash is at $4.50 1/4, down 3/4 cent,

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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
11/30/22
Expiration Date
12/14/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 17, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
738,736 (+2,300)
994,359 (+48,741)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
471,332 (+24,077)
158,990 (-30,484)
Producers - Long / Short
391,778 (-2,369)
955,652 (+47,449)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
335,423 (+4,601)
27,172 (+1,224)
Managed Money - Long / Short
343,658 (+13,338)
112,770 (-18,746)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
127,674 (+10,739)
46,220 (-11,738)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
623-0 +2.57%
on 12/06/22
675-0 -5.33%
on 11/15/22
-18-2 (-2.78%)
since 11/14/22
3-Month
623-0 +2.57%
on 12/06/22
706-4 -9.55%
on 10/10/22
-43-2 (-6.34%)
since 09/14/22
52-Week
539-2 +18.50%
on 12/15/21
766-2 -16.61%
on 05/16/22
+93-2 (+17.09%)
since 12/14/21

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Strong Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 647-6
2nd Resistance Point 646-0
1st Resistance Point 642-4
Last Price 639-0s
1st Support Level 637-2
2nd Support Level 635-4
3rd Support Level 632-0

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52-Week High 766-2
Fibonacci 61.8% 679-4
Fibonacci 50% 652-6
Last Price 639-0s
Fibonacci 38.2% 626-0
52-Week Low 539-2

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