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Corn Mar '26 (ZCH26)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Posting Thursday AM Gains

Corn price action is up 1 to 2 cents early on Thursday. Futures posted 2 to 3 ½ cent gains across most contracts on Wednesday. Open interest was down 14,323 contracts, mainly in the March, dropping 34,798 contracts ahead of FND. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 cents to $3.98. With just 2 days left for price discovery for the spring base price for Crop Insurance, December corn has averaged $4.61 this month. That would be down 98 cents from last year. 

EIA data from Wednesday morning showed a total of 1.113 million barrels per day of ethanol produced in the week of 2/20, down just 5,000 bpd from the week prior. Ethanol stocks were up 58,000 barrels to 25.646 million barrels. Ethanol stocks slipped 36,000 bpd to 141,000 bpd, as refiner inputs were steady at 866,000 bpd.

Export Sales data for the week of 2/19 will be released this morning, with traders looking for 0.9-1.8 MMT of old crop corn sold. 

A South Korean importer purchased a total of 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
02/27/26 (1 day)
Expiration Date
03/13/26 (15 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Feb 17, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
831,608 (+22,974)
805,618 (+34,322)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
336,717 (-3,363)
344,552 (-13,858)
Producers - Long / Short
496,068 (+19,975)
741,889 (+26,698)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
291,416 (-1,624)
19,605 (+3,001)
Managed Money - Long / Short
209,903 (-4,447)
252,216 (-19,627)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
126,814 (+1,084)
92,336 (+5,769)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
424-0 +2.06%
on 02/20/26
436-0 -0.75%
on 02/06/26
+4-4 (+1.05%)
since 01/26/26
3-Month
417-2 +3.71%
on 01/13/26
453-0 -4.47%
on 12/26/25
-12-4 (-2.81%)
since 11/26/25
52-Week
410-0 +5.55%
on 08/12/25
481-0 -10.03%
on 04/16/25
-45-2 (-9.47%)
since 02/26/25

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Soybeans Rally with the Help of Meal

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ZSH26 : 1155-6 (+0.65%)
ZSK26 : 1171-6 (+0.58%)
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ZSPAUS.CM : 10.9215 (+0.70%)
ZLK26 : 61.58 (+1.50%)
ZMK26 : 323.8 (+0.62%)
ZSX25 : 1112-6s (-1.70%)
ZSH26 : 1155-6 (+0.65%)
ZSK26 : 1171-6 (+0.58%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 436-6
2nd Resistance Point 434-0
1st Resistance Point 432-2
Last Price 432-2
1st Support Level 427-6
2nd Support Level 425-0
3rd Support Level 423-2

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52-Week High 481-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 453-7
Fibonacci 50% 445-4
Fibonacci 38.2% 437-1
Last Price 432-2
52-Week Low 410-0

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