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Corn
Corn (ZC)

Today's Snapshot

Settlement price, volume, and OI for the Mar '26 Corn contract all saw decreases Friday. Settlement price inched down from 444'4 Thursday to 443'6. The trading range was very tight, with only 02'2 separating the daily high and daily low.

All but one product (the Mar '26 Chicago Wheat contract) was down within Benchmark Grain and Oilseed front months. The Mar '26 Soybean Meal contract's movement from 302.3 to 301.1 (-0.4%) was the biggest settlement price decrease.

The Corn Volatility Index (CVL) edged down 0.12 (-0.78%) to 15.48. Over the past five days of trading, it is now up 0.25. Implied volatility for the Jan '26 option expiry moved down significantly more than CVL, falling from 11.19% to 10.47%.

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SETTLEMENT PRICE 12/19/25

443'6

DAILY CHANGE

-0.17%

ZCH6

DAILY LOW

442'4

DAILY HIGH

444'6

ZCH6

LAST YEAR VALUE

440'6

YEAR OVER YEAR CHANGE

0.68%

ZCH5

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