Corn futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 2 to 5 cents in most nearby contracts. The front month CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 cents at $4.56 1/2. The markets will be off on Friday for Good Friday, with Thursday being the last trade day for the week.

Rains expected from the Gulf to the Great lakes area in the next week may put a halt to much early planting across the country.

EIA data from this morning showed ethanol production continuing to drop, down 9,000 barrels per day in the week ending on April 11 to 1.012 million bpd. Ethanol stocks saw a draw of 220,000 barrels to 26.814 million barrels. Exports of ethanol were tallied at 137,000 bpd, down 37,000 bpd from the previous week, with refiner inputs of ethanol up 30,000 bpd to 902,000 bpd.

Export Sales data will be released on Thursday morning with the trade looking for between 0.6 and 1.8 MMT in old crop bookings in the week ending on 4/10. New crop is seen in a range of... Read more

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

11/28/25 (225 days)

Expiration Date

12/12/25 (239 days)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Dec '25

Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 8, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short

789,352 (-12,543)

915,156 (+1,877)

Non-Commercials - Long / Short

418,031 (+5,260)

245,149 (-753)

Producers - Long / Short

456,137 (+8)

851,365 (+4,928)

Swap Dealers - Long / Short

292,840 (-9,501)

23,416 (-1)

Managed Money - Long / Short

290,992 (+5,914)

159,808 (+3,163)

Other Reportables - Long / Short

127,039 (-654)

85,341 (-3,916)

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Price Performance

Period	Period Low		Period High	Performance
1-Month	436-4 +6.82% on 03/31/25	Period Open: 454-0	469-4 -0.69% on 04/16/25	+12-2 (+2.70%) since 03/17/25
3-Month	436-4 +6.82% on 03/31/25	Period Open: 456-0	479-6 -2.81% on 02/20/25	+10-2 (+2.25%) since 01/17/25
52-Week	428-0 +8.94% on 12/05/24	Period Open: 485-0	499-4 -6.66% on 05/15/24	-18-6 (-3.87%) since 04/17/24

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3rd Resistance Point	478-3
2nd Resistance Point	473-7
1st Resistance Point	470-3
Last Price	466-2
1st Support Level	462-3
2nd Support Level	457-7
3rd Support Level	454-3

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