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Corn May '23 (ZCK23)
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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Holds Weekly Gain after Midweek Fade

Corn futures faded on Wednesday with fractional to 1 ½ cent losses across the front months. Dec remains at a net 9 cent gain for the week’s move. The March contract, at a 1c carry, remained over the $5 mark at the settle, but traded below the mark during the session. 

Weekly EIA data showed ethanol producers averaged 1.009m barrels per day through the week that ended 9/29. That was even with last week’s output, though stocks were 164k barrels tighter at 21.884 million. 

USDA announced a private corn export sale this morning, as Mexico booked 196.6k MT (with 109k for 23/24, and 87k for 24/25). Pre-report estimates for the weekly Export Sales data have between 1.4 MMT and 2 MMT of old crop corn business for the week that ended 9/28. New crop sales are figured between 600k MT and 750k MT. 

Safras and Mercado estimated Brazil’s first crop at 26.86 MMT, down from their prior 26.9 MMT forecast. They have the total output forecasted at 135.7 MMT, 300k MT above the prior f... 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
$2,420/2,200
First Notice Date
04/28/23
Expiration Date
05/12/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn May '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 26, 2023

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Commercials - Long / Short
669,786 (+30,269)
518,336 (+13,575)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
275,064 (+4,190)
393,604 (+21,497)
Producers - Long / Short
465,344 (+28,578)
498,687 (+14,046)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
190,036 (+522)
5,243 (-1,640)
Managed Money - Long / Short
168,180 (-1,444)
334,848 (+15,769)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
106,884 (+5,634)
58,756 (+5,728)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
621-6 +1.85%
on 04/27/23
682-4 -7.22%
on 04/18/23
-22-6 (-3.47%)
since 04/12/23
3-Month
606-6 +4.37%
on 03/10/23
684-6 -7.52%
on 02/14/23
-45-0 (-6.63%)
since 02/10/23
52-Week
573-6 +10.37%
on 07/22/22
766-4 -17.38%
on 05/17/22
-122-0 (-16.15%)
since 05/12/22

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 655-3
2nd Resistance Point 647-1
1st Resistance Point 640-1
Last Price 633-2s
1st Support Level 624-7
2nd Support Level 616-5
3rd Support Level 609-5

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52-Week High 766-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 692-7
Fibonacci 50% 670-1
Fibonacci 38.2% 647-3
Last Price 633-2s
52-Week Low 573-6

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