Corn price action is mixed to start Wednesday trade. Futures ended the Tuesday session down 2 to 7 cents across the nearbys, as pressure came from wheat and some calming Black Sea tensions. Preliminary open interest on Tuesday saw net new selling, up 17,891 contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 6 1/2 cents at $4.23 3/4.

EIA’s weekly report will be released this morning, some looking for steady ethanol production in the week ending last Friday.

A Bloomberg survey of analysts shows corn acreage estimated at 94.4 MMT ahead of the Prospective Plantings report on Monday, with a range of 92.5 to 96.6 million acres.

In fresh rounds of negotiations trying to reach a ceasefire, Russia and Ukraine have both agreed to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea, similar to the previous Black Sea Grain Initiative, and to ban attacks on energy facilities.

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Contract Specifications

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

$1,155/1,050

First Notice Date

02/28/25

Expiration Date

03/14/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Mar '25

Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 18, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short

760,199 (-14,628)

941,922 (-49,624)

Non-Commercials - Long / Short

441,602 (-7,403)

202,226 (+21,578)

Producers - Long / Short

406,688 (-20,766)

881,701 (-55,387)

Swap Dealers - Long / Short

312,990 (+563)

19,700 (+188)

Managed Money - Long / Short

243,695 (-4,591)

139,265 (+23,391)

Other Reportables - Long / Short

197,907 (-2,812)

62,961 (-1,813)

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Price Performance

Period	Period Low		Period High	Performance
1-Month	426-4 +4.45% on 03/04/25	Period Open: 496-2	504-4 -11.69% on 02/19/25	-50-6 (-10.23%) since 02/14/25
3-Month	426-4 +4.45% on 03/04/25	Period Open: 442-0	504-4 -11.69% on 02/19/25	+3-4 (+0.79%) since 12/13/24
52-Week	403-6 +10.34% on 08/26/24	Period Open: 480-4	508-2 -12.35% on 05/15/24	-35-0 (-7.28%) since 03/14/24

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3rd Resistance Point	448-4
2nd Resistance Point	447-0
1st Resistance Point	446-2
Last Price	445-4s
1st Support Level	444-0
2nd Support Level	442-4
3rd Support Level	441-6

52-Week High	508-2
Fibonacci 61.8%	468-3
Fibonacci 50%	456-0
Last Price	445-4s
Fibonacci 38.2%	443-5
52-Week Low	403-6

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