Close Navigation

CME Market Pulse

All written summaries are sourced from CME data and infoSentience utilizing non‐probabilistic software, which uses a third party service, Trading Economics to source report estimates/results. This does not involve any machine learning or LLM‐type Generative AI to create content.

Corn
Corn (ZC)

Today's Snapshot

The Jul '26 Corn contract's settlement price climbed 05'4 (+1.15%) to 485'6 Monday. This is much higher than the Jul '25 Corn contract was this time last year, when it was at 454'2.

The Jul '26 Soybeans contract's settlement price was up even more, increasing 19'4 (+1.62%) to 1222'6. That caused the Jul '26 Soybean/Jul '26 Corn ratio to rise from 2.51 to 2.52. The ratio has moved in Jul '26 Soybean's direction over the past 30 days, having stood at 2.28 on April 3rd. Both were up over that time period, but settlement price was up more.

Implied volatility for the Jul '26 option expiry increased 1.45 pts to 25.86%. It is now 8.80 pts above where it was 90 days ago. Butterfly skew climbed from 0.19 to 0.32. It is now very close to where it was 90 days ago, having increased just 0.02 since then.

POWERED BY

SETTLEMENT PRICE 05/04/26

485'6

DAILY CHANGE

1.15%

ZCN6

DAILY LOW

477'2

DAILY HIGH

486'2

ZCN6

LAST YEAR VALUE

454'2

YEAR OVER YEAR CHANGE

6.93%

ZCN5

© 2025 CME Group Inc. All rights reserved. This information is reproduced by permission of CME Group Inc. and its affiliates under license. CME Group Inc. and its affiliates accept no liability or responsibility for the information contained herein, including but not limited to the currency, accuracy and/or completeness of this information, and delays, interruptions, errors or omissions. This information is an unofficial copy and may not reflect the official and accurate version. For the definitive and up-to-date version of any of this information, please see cmegroup.com.

TRADING IN BITCOIN AND ETHEREUM FUTURES IS ESPECIALLY RISKY AND IS ONLY FOR CLIENTS WITH A HIGH-RISK TOLERANCE AND THE FINANCIAL ABILITY TO SUSTAIN LOSSES. More information about the risk of trading Cryptocurrency products can be found on risks of trading Cryptocurrency Futures And Options products.

There is a substantial risk of loss in foreign exchange trading. The settlement date of foreign exchange trades can vary due to time zone differences and bank holidays. When trading across foreign exchange markets, this may necessitate borrowing funds to settle foreign exchange trades. The interest rate on borrowed funds must be considered when computing the cost of trades across multiple markets.

IBKR Campus Newsletters

This website uses cookies to collect usage information in order to offer a better browsing experience. By browsing this site or by clicking on the "ACCEPT COOKIES" button you accept our Cookie Policy.