Your browser of choice has not been tested for use with Barchart.com. If you have issues, please download one of the browsers listed here.
Stocks | Futures | Watchlist | News | More
or

Corn May '21 (ZCK21)

[[ item.lastPrice ]] [[ item.priceChange ]] ([[ item.percentChange ]]) [[ item.tradeTime ]] [CBOT]
[[ item.bidPrice ]] x [[ item.bidSize ]] [[ item.askPrice ]] x [[ item.askSize ]]
[[ rootItem.symbol ]]underlying price [[ rootItem.lastPrice ]] [[ rootItem.priceChange ]] ([[ rootItem.percentChange ]]) [[ rootItem.tradeTime ]]
Quote Overview for [[ item.sessionDateDisplayLong ]]
[[ rowChartData.labelLow ]]
[[ rowChartData.lowPriceFormatted ]]
[[ rowChartData.lowPrice ]]
[[ rowChartData.labelHigh ]]
[[ rowChartData.highPriceFormatted ]]
[[ rowChartData.highPrice ]]
since [[ rowChartData.lowDate ]]
since [[ rowChartData.highDate ]]
[[ value ]] [[ value ]]

Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Bulls Helped Out By Export Sales to Kick Off November

Corn futures closed out the Friday session with most contracts steady to 3 ¾ cents higher. That was led by December, which cut down the weekly loss to just ¾ cent. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up 6 1/2 cents at $3.85 3/4 per bu. 

The monthly Grain Crushing report from NASS was released this afternoon, showing 440.16 mbu of corn used for ethanol production during September. That was up 2.74% from last year and a 6-year high but down 8.2% from August. 

CFTC data from this afternoon showed spec funds in corn futures and options cutting 53,796 contracts from their net short position as of October 29. That took the net position to just -17,703 contracts, which is the smallest since August 2023. Commercials were busy adding 62,578 contracts to their net short, at 218,155 contracts by Tuesday. Much of that was additional shorts (798,161 contracts), now at the largest total in over 18 months.

USDA reported a private export sale of 781,322 MT of c... Read more

Contract Specifications

See More
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
04/30/21
Expiration Date
05/14/21 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn May '21
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Oct 29, 2024

View Chart Details
Commercials - Long / Short
769,258 (+7,802)
806,110 (+71,129)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
405,262 (+27,541)
321,958 (-37,923)
Producers - Long / Short
467,951 (+3,320)
739,993 (+66,156)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
246,092 (-37)
10,902 (+454)
Managed Money - Long / Short
244,750 (+17,183)
280,258 (-35,167)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
160,512 (+10,358)
41,700 (-2,756)
Get Realtime - Quotes and Charts for Futures Traders. Learn More >>

Price Performance

See More
Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
583-2 +17.45%
on 04/16/21
776-4 -11.78%
on 05/13/21
+91-0 (+15.32%)
since 04/14/21
3-Month
529-2 +29.43%
on 03/04/21
776-4 -11.78%
on 05/13/21
+148-4 (+27.68%)
since 02/12/21
52-Week
339-6 +101.62%
on 08/12/20
776-4 -11.78%
on 05/13/21
+332-6 (+94.46%)
since 05/14/20

More Corn Quotes

All Futures Prices
Please wait...

Most Recent Stories

More News
November rain and holiday fervor are here

US Presidential Election on Tuesday

No Bull | The Five Spot

5 | Giddy Up It's been a wild six weeks in the world of veg oils with front-month palm oil rallying 32%, soybean oil +18%, European rapeseed futures +13% and canola +12%. Heating oil has been the odd man...

Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain

That Was a Wild Day, And This Is What It Takes to Trade These Market.

Hogs Make New High, Cattle Markets Bounce back

Hogs rally and fail, while cattle markets bounce back off their early weakness

Soybean Analysis With Fibonacci

Educational and actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.

ZSX24 : 982-4s (unch)
ZSF25 : 993-6s (-0.08%)
The Western Pacific Warm Pool: Why La Niña has been delayed and its effect on agricultural commodities

Jim's video explains how the markets of five specific agricultural commodity futures contracts might be impacted by this phenomenon

KEH25 : 580-2s (-0.47%)
ZWZ24 : 568-0s (-0.44%)
KCH25 : 242.40s (-1.26%)
CCH25 : 6,950s (+0.87%)
ZCZ24 : 414-4s (+0.91%)
CORN : 17.95 (+0.36%)
SBH : 13.12 (+0.92%)
WEAT : 5.11 (-0.58%)
CANE : 12.82 (-2.36%)
Soybeans Fail to Hold Gains Following Export Business amid Meal Pressure

Soybeans settled the Friday session with contracts steady to 1 ½ cents in the red, despite early strength and export business. January managed a 3 ¾ cent loss on the week. CmdtyView’s national front...

ZLZ24 : 46.30s (+2.57%)
ZMZ24 : 295.3s (-1.40%)
ZSPAUS.CM : 9.3470 (+0.42%)
ZSX24 : 982-4s (unch)
ZSX24 : 982-4s (unch)
ZSF25 : 993-6s (-0.08%)
Corn Bulls Helped Out By Export Sales to Kick Off November

Corn futures closed out the Friday session with most contracts steady to 3 ¾ cents higher. That was led by December, which cut down the weekly loss to just ¾ cent. The national average Cash Corn price...

ZCPAUS.CM : 3.8492 (+1.76%)
ZCZ24 : 414-4s (+0.91%)
ZCZ24 : 414-4s (+0.91%)
ZCH25 : 429-2s (+0.76%)
Wheat Starts November with Weakness

The wheat complex posted losses across the three exchanges on Friday. Chicago SRW futures saw fractional to 2 ½ cent losses on the day, as December closed out the week down a penny. KC HRW contracts were...

KEH25 : 580-2s (-0.47%)
MWZ24 : 599-6s (-0.74%)
KEZ24 : 566-6s (-0.44%)
ZWZ24 : 568-0s (-0.44%)
ZWH25 : 587-6s (-0.42%)
Grain and Livestock Mixed in the First Trading Day of the Month

Grain markets were mostly mixed on Friday and livestock futures saw a choppy trade. Here’s how the first trading day of November shook out for the Ag markets.

Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Average Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 741-2
2nd Resistance Point 730-0
1st Resistance Point 707-4
Last Price 685-0s
1st Support Level 673-6
2nd Support Level 662-4
3rd Support Level 640-0

See More

52-Week High 776-4
Last Price 685-0s
Fibonacci 61.8% 609-5
Fibonacci 50% 558-1
Fibonacci 38.2% 506-5
52-Week Low 339-6

See More

Solutions for Grain Market Professionals barchart.com/cmdty
Commodity Price Reports
Get Free Access!
cmdtyView for Ag marketers and merchandisers
Start Free Trial
We help Agribusinesses make better decisions
Learn Now
Want to use this as
your default charts setting?
Save this setup as a Chart Templates
Switch the Market flag
for targeted data from your country of choice.
Open the menu and switch the
Market flag for targeted data from your country of choice.
Want Streaming Chart Updates?
Switch your Site Preferences
to use Interactive Charts
Need More Chart Options?
Right-click on the chart to open the Interactive Chart menu.
Use your up/down arrows to move through the symbols.

Free Barchart Webinar