What is a corn futures contract?

Corn is the most widely grown crop across the United States. Corn futures are one of the most commonly traded agricultural futures and corn futures contracts are the most active in the oils and seeds futures market. In recent years, CME Group has introduced mini corn futures which are 1/5th the size of the standard corn futures contract.

How do corn futures work?

Access a central, transparent point of global price discovery with Corn futures. Profit from or hedge against price movements in the United States' most widely grown crop. Corn futures are the most liquid and active market in grains, with 350,000 contracts traded per day.

What happened to corn futures?

Check out our Corn Historical Prices page. Corn futures closed Thursday trade, following similar action from Wednesday, fading the early session gains. Contracts closed with losses of 3 ½ to 5 ½ cents across the board, and leaving some not so bull friendly looking candlesticks.