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Corn
Corn (ZC)

Today's Snapshot

After hitting a 41-day high Monday, the Dec '25 Corn contract's settlement price continued up. It rose 03'2 (+0.76%) to 432'0 Tuesday. The trading range was much bigger than the change in closing price would indicate, having traded between a low of 427'2 and a high of 436'2.

All but one product was up within Benchmark Grain and Oilseed front months. The Dec '25 Soybean Oil contract was the outlier, dropping from 50.77 to 50.26 (-1%).

The Corn Volatility Index (CVL) edged down 0.10 (-0.52%) to 19.58, which broke a streak of it increasing for four days in a row. Implied volatility for the Dec '25 option expiry went the opposite direction of CVL, rising from 16.68% to 16.87%.

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SETTLEMENT PRICE 10/28/25

432'0

DAILY CHANGE

0.76%

ZCZ5

DAILY LOW

427'2

DAILY HIGH

436'2

ZCZ5

LAST YEAR VALUE

410'6

YEAR OVER YEAR CHANGE

5.17%

ZCZ4

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