Corn futures fell lower on Tuesday, with front months 13 to 15 cents in the red and new crop December down just 5 ¾ cents. The nearby CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 13 1/4 cents at $4.36 1/4.

USDA reported a private export sale of 120,000 MT of corn to Spain this morning for 2024/25 shipment.

After the bounce back last week, EIA ethanol production data is expected to be steady to slightly lower in the report that will be out on Wednesday.

Crop Progress data from Monday afternoon showed the US corn crop at 24% planted as of April 27, which is ahead of the 5-year average at 22% for that date. Some ECB area states were lagging their normal planting pace, with IL, IN, KY, NC, PA, TN, and WI all behind. Precipitation for the next week is limited in the Northern Plains, and over to IA, MN, and WI. Lighter totals are seen in IL, and IN.

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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

04/30/25

Expiration Date

05/14/25 (14 days)

Seasonal Chart

Corn May '25

Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 22, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short

773,840 (-11,282)

935,319 (-28,902)

Non-Commercials - Long / Short

450,712 (+11,876)

230,869 (+26,215)

Producers - Long / Short

424,352 (-13,738)

845,964 (-33,333)

Swap Dealers - Long / Short

287,295 (-661)

27,162 (+1,314)

Managed Money - Long / Short

289,843 (+12,371)

157,429 (+25,111)

Other Reportables - Long / Short

160,869 (-495)

73,440 (+1,104)

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Price Performance

Period	Period Low		Period High	Performance
1-Month	444-0 +3.94% on 03/31/25	Period Open: 453-2	490-6 -5.96% on 04/11/25	+8-2 (+1.82%) since 03/28/25
3-Month	442-0 +4.41% on 03/28/25	Period Open: 501-4	518-6 -11.04% on 02/19/25	-40-0 (-7.98%) since 01/30/25
52-Week	414-2 +11.41% on 08/26/24	Period Open: 492-4	518-6 -11.04% on 02/19/25	-31-0 (-6.29%) since 04/30/24

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3rd Resistance Point	488-6
2nd Resistance Point	483-0
1st Resistance Point	471-6
Last Price	462-2
1st Support Level	454-6
2nd Support Level	449-0
3rd Support Level	437-6

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