Corn Futures (CBOT ZC)

Chicago Board of Trade · December 2028 contract · Priced in U.S. cents per bushel

Contract Overview

512.50 ¢/bu -0.49% (-2.50) Today
Sep 29, 10:10 AM UTC-5
Price performance
Open 514.75
Day's range 512.50 – 515.75
Volume 49
Prev. settlement 515.00
30-day range 504.25 – 520.00
Open interest 2.88K
Bid 512.00
Ask 513.00
Expires Dec 14, 2028

CBOT · Delayed 10 min · Updated 1 hr ago · Market open · closes 13:20 CT

Price Performance

December 2028 · ZCZ28

Returns

1 week −1.0% −1.0% 1 week −5.25 from 517.75 on Sep 22
1 month +1.2% +1.2% 1 month +6.25 from 506.25 on Aug 28
3 months +8.2% +8.2% 3 months +39.00 from 473.50 on Jun 30
  • High since Jun 2 519.50 Sep 10 · price 1.3% below
  • Low since Jun 2 463.00 Jun 11 · price 10.7% above
  • 20-session high 519.50 Sep 10 · price 1.3% below
  • 20-session low 508.25 Aug 31 · price 0.8% above
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Exports

Week ending Sep 17 · 2026/27
  • Sold this season 18.2M t 29% behind last year's pace
  • Shipped so far 4.36M t 24% of sales · 5% of USDA's forecast

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USDA Export Sales Report for the week ending Sep 17, released Sep 24; the next one is out Oct 1 at 8:30 am ET. Season forecast: WASDE, Sep 2026. Only week 3 of 2026/27, so pace comparisons are still volatile.

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Commitments of Traders

Tuesday, Sep 22

Net positions

FundsManaged money +414K +414K net long Managed money · Sold 12.4K on the week · net long for 12 weeks
CommercialsProducers and merchants −726K −726K net short Producers and merchants · Long 479K · short 1.20M · net +1.0K on the week
  • Funds on the week Sold 12.4K Net long for 12 weeks
  • Open interest 2.68M Up 14.0K on the week · 960 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 521.75 ¢/bu -1.25 -0.24%
ZCH27 Mar 2027 535.75 ¢/bu -0.75 -0.14%
ZCK27 May 2027 543.00 ¢/bu -0.50 -0.09%
ZCN27 Jul 2027 545.75 ¢/bu -1.00 -0.18%
ZCU27 Sep 2027 518.25 ¢/bu -2.50 -0.48%
ZCZ27 Dec 2027 522.75 ¢/bu -2.25 -0.43%
ZCH28 Mar 2028 535.00 ¢/bu -2.25 -0.42%
ZCK28 May 2028 542.75 ¢/bu -1.50 -0.28%
ZCN28 Jul 2028 545.00 ¢/bu -2.75 -0.50%
ZCU28 Sep 2028 515.00 ¢/bu -0.75 -0.15%
ZCZ28 Dec 2028 512.50 ¢/bu -2.50 -0.49%
ZCN29 Jul 2029 530.50 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZCZ29 Dec 2029 502.00 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%

News Stories

Brownfield Ag NewsBrownfield Ag News•Sep 29 Fair, seasonal weather covers most of the eastern Corn Belt; beneficial showers expand on much of the Plains
World Grain•Sep 29 US-China tariff cuts exclude soybeans
BarchartBarchart•Sep 29 Corn, Wheat, and Soybean Prices Face a Wet Blanket as Heavy Rains Disrupt Crops
Farm ProgressFarm Progress•Sep 29 A primary driver of food inflation isn’t food at all
BarchartBarchart•Sep 29 Corn Starting Turnaround Tuesday with a Bounce
Farm ProgressFarm Progress•Sep 29 Crop Progress: Soybean harvest takes a sluggish step forward
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Contract Specifications

Contract December 2028 · ZCZ28
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 · Sep 28
No report

Strongest Texas +58¢ · weakest North Dakota −74¢

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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