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Corn May '26 (ZCK26)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Slipping Back on Friday Morning

Corn price action is down 2 cents in the front months so far on Friday morning. Futures posted some strength off early lows on Thursday, as contracts were steady to a penny lower in most front months. A few deferreds closed fractionally higher. Open interest showed continued long liquidation, down 12,755 contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down a penny on the day to $4.25 1/2. 

USDA’s Weekly Export Sales report from Thursday morning showed 1.362 MMT of 2025/26 corn sold in the week ending on April 30. That was back down from last week and 18.1% below the same week last year. Taiwan was the top buyer of 301,600 MT, with 296,200 MT sold to Colombia and 281,900 MT to South Korea. New crop business was on the top end of the 0-150,000 MT estimates at 122,778 MT. Unknown destinations was the buyer of 70,000 MT, with Mexico purchasing 49,600 MT.

Brazil exported 473,875 MT of corn in April according to trade ministry data. That was well above the 178,34... 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
04/30/26
Expiration Date
05/14/26 (6 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 28, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
728,242 (-21,349)
1,010,371 (+52,535)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
529,281 (+48,771)
188,541 (-28,237)
Producers - Long / Short
360,400 (-28,149)
955,477 (+55,920)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
349,139 (+15,535)
36,191 (+5,350)
Managed Money - Long / Short
380,569 (+53,012)
114,997 (-30,347)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
148,712 (-4,241)
73,544 (+2,110)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
438-0 +3.42%
on 04/10/26
475-0 -4.63%
on 05/05/26
+5-6 (+1.29%)
since 04/08/26
3-Month
434-0 +4.38%
on 02/11/26
476-0 -4.83%
on 03/09/26
+14-2 (+3.25%)
since 02/06/26
52-Week
420-6 +7.66%
on 08/14/25
479-2 -5.48%
on 05/22/25
-9-6 (-2.11%)
since 05/08/25

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Corn Slipping Back on Friday Morning

Corn price action is down 2 cents in the front months so far on Friday morning. Futures posted some strength off early lows on Thursday, as contracts were steady to a penny lower in most front months....

ZCZ26 : 490-6 (+0.26%)
ZCN26 : 468-0 (+0.11%)
ZCK26 : 454-0 (+0.28%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.5264 (+0.29%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.2637 (+0.14%)
Corn Comes Back to Close Near Unchanged

Corn futures posted some strength off early lows on Thursday, as contracts were steady to a penny lower in most front months. A few deferreds closed fractionally higher. The CmdtyView national average...

ZCZ26 : 490-6 (+0.26%)
ZCN26 : 468-0 (+0.11%)
ZCK26 : 454-0 (+0.28%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.5264 (+0.29%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.2637 (+0.14%)
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KEN26 : 671-2 (+0.60%)
KEK26 : 659-0 (+0.65%)
MWK26 : 6.7175 (+1.13%)
ZWK26 : 601-6s (unch)
ZWN26 : 614-6 (+0.41%)
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Corn Weakness Holding on Thursday

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ZCZ26 : 490-6 (+0.26%)
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ZCPAUS.CM : 4.2637 (+0.14%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 463-5
2nd Resistance Point 459-1
1st Resistance Point 455-7
Last Price 454-0
1st Support Level 448-1
2nd Support Level 443-5
3rd Support Level 440-3

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52-Week High 479-2
Fibonacci 61.8% 456-7
Last Price 454-0
Fibonacci 50% 450-0
Fibonacci 38.2% 443-1
52-Week Low 420-6

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