Corn Futures (CBOT ZC)

Chicago Board of Trade · December 2026 contract · Priced in U.S. cents per bushel

Contract Overview

438.75 ¢/bu -0.85% (-3.75) Today
Nov 3, 9:33 PM UTC-6
Price performance
Open 441.75
Day's range 438.75 – 442.50
Volume 14.14K
Prev. settlement 442.50
30-day range 441.25 – 509.75
Open interest 736.49K
Bid 438.75
Ask 439.00
Expires Dec 14, 2026

CBOT · Delayed 10 min · Updated 14 min ago · Market open · closes 07:45 CT

Price Performance

December 2026 · ZCZ26

Returns

1 week −2.2% −2.2% 1 week −10.00 from 448.75 on Oct 27
1 month −11.8% −11.8% 1 month −58.50 from 497.25 on Oct 5
3 months −4.6% −4.6% 3 months −21.25 from 460.00 on Aug 5
6 months −12.3% −12.3% 6 months −61.75 from 500.50 on May 5
Year to date −4.7% −4.7% year to date −21.75 from 460.50 on Dec 31, 2025
1 year −5.3% −5.3% 1 year −24.75 from 463.50 on Oct 31, 2025
  • 52-week high 546.00 Sep 1 · price 19.6% below
  • 52-week low 430.00 Jun 29 · price 2.0% above
  • 20-session high 502.00 Oct 7 · price 12.6% below
  • 20-session low 442.50 Nov 3 · price 0.8% below
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Balance Sheet

WASDE · Oct 9, 2026 · 2026/27 forecast
  • Ending stocks 1.85B bu From 1.57B bu in Sep
  • Stocks-to-use 11.3% Ending stocks over total use

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USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates for October 2026, released Oct 9: the U.S. corn balance sheet. Changes are against the September report.

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Exports

Week ending Oct 22 · 2026/27
  • Sold this season 23.5M t 34% behind last year's pace
  • Shipped so far 10.1M t 43% of sales · 12% of USDA's forecast

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USDA Export Sales Report for the week ending Oct 22, released Oct 29; the next one is out Nov 5 at 8:30 am ET. Season forecast: WASDE, Oct 2026. Only week 8 of 2026/27, so pace comparisons are still volatile.

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Commitments of Traders

Tuesday, Oct 27

Net positions

FundsManaged money +55.9K +55.9K net long Managed money · Sold 90.3K on the week · net long for 17 weeks
CommercialsProducers and merchants −414K −414K net short Producers and merchants · Long 570K · short 984K · net +62.1K on the week
  • Funds on the week Sold 90.3K Net long for 17 weeks
  • Open interest 2.49M Down 45.1K on the week · 905 traders

Funds are hedge funds and other money managers (managed money). Commercials are the hedgers: farmers, elevators, processors and exporters (producers and merchants). Net is longs less shorts, in contracts of 5,000 bushels, as of Tuesday’s close.

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Futures chain

ZCZ26 Dec 2026 438.75 ¢/bu -3.75 -0.85%
ZCH27 Mar 2027 452.75 ¢/bu -3.50 -0.77%
ZCK27 May 2027 461.50 ¢/bu -3.50 -0.75%
ZCN27 Jul 2027 468.75 ¢/bu -3.50 -0.74%
ZCU27 Sep 2027 466.75 ¢/bu -2.50 -0.53%
ZCZ27 Dec 2027 481.25 ¢/bu -2.75 -0.57%
ZCH28 Mar 2028 495.00 ¢/bu -3.00 -0.60%
ZCK28 May 2028 505.50 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZCN28 Jul 2028 506.25 ¢/bu -2.75 -0.54%
ZCU28 Sep 2028 485.00 ¢/bu -2.25 -0.46%
ZCZ28 Dec 2028 487.75 ¢/bu -2.25 -0.46%
ZCN29 Jul 2029 510.25 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZCZ29 Dec 2029 491.00 ¢/bu -1.50 -0.30%

News Stories

BarchartBarchart•Nov 03 Corn Falls Lower on Tuesday with Traders Taking Risk Off
Feedstuffs•Nov 03 Traders retain bearish tone Tuesday
Successful FarmingSuccessful Farming•Nov 03 Corn Prices Have Tumbled Nearly 20%. How Much Downside Is Left?
BarchartBarchart•Nov 03 Corn Holding Midday Losses Following Export Business
Farm ProgressFarm Progress•Nov 03 USDA Exports: Three more flash sales announced on Tuesday
Farm ProgressFarm Progress•Nov 03 Vote, then elect to look ahead and prep for 2027
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Contract Specifications

Contract December 2026 · ZCZ26
Exchange Chicago Board of Trade · ZC
Contract size 5,000 bushels
Tick size ¼¢ per bushel · $12.50 per contract
Value of a 1¢ move $50 per contract
Contract months Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Dec (H, K, N, U, Z)
Trading hours 7:00 pm – 7:45 am and 8:30 am – 1:20 pm CT, Sun–Fri
Settlement Physical delivery

Cash Basis

USDA · Nov 3
No report

Strongest South Carolina +70¢ · weakest North Dakota −89¢

USDA country-elevator bids against December futures, in cents per bushel; the legend runs from the weakest basis to the strongest.

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Stocks & Acreage

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Crop Progress

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Drought Monitor

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