Corn price today: trend, volatility and seasonality
Data updated October 13, 2026
478.84usd/bu+0.18% today
Corn last traded at 478.84 usd/bu (close of October 13, 2026), up 9.5% year to date and up 17.5% over twelve months.
It is in an uptrend: both the price and its 50-day average are above the 200-day average, with the price 5.9% above that average.
Over the past 52 weeks it has ranged between 402.00 and 543.00; today's price sits at 57% of that range.
One-month volatility is 25% annualised, close to the middle of its historical range, and the largest fall from a high in the last year was 16.4%.
Returns by period
- 1W
- −5.0%
- 1M
- −5.4%
- 3M
- +10.1%
- 6M
- +9.0%
- Year to date
- +9.5%
- 1Y
- +17.5%
- 3Y
- —
- 5Y
- —
Spot price changes, close to close. They do not include the roll cost or carry of futures, which is what commodity ETFs earn.
Corn over five years (start = 100)
Trend and risk
- Trend (50/200-day)
- Uptrend
- vs 200-day average
- +5.9%
- RSI (14 days)
- 36
- Momentum 12-1
- +24.2%
- Volatility 1M
- 25.1%
- Volatility 1Y
- 22.0%
- Max drawdown 1Y
- −16.4%
- 52-week range position
- 57%
Futures positioning (CFTC COT)
Managed money (hedge funds and CTAs) held a net long position of 329,839 contracts in Corn (17.7% of open interest), in the upper part of its one-year range. MEDGE reads this as “funds adding shorts”. Report of October 6, 2026.
Corn COT report: positions, history and what followed extremes →
Questions
How has corn performed this year?
As of October 13, 2026, Corn is +9.5% year to date and +17.5% over the last twelve months, at 478.84 usd/bu.
Is corn above its 200-day moving average?
Yes: the price is 5.9% above its 200-day average of 455.91. With the 50-day average also above it, the trend reads as up.
How volatile is corn?
Its one-month volatility is 25.1% annualised and one-year volatility 22.0%. Current volatility is at the 75th percentile of all one-month windows in the available history.
Are hedge funds long or short corn?
Managed money (hedge funds and CTAs) held a net long position of 329,839 contracts in Corn (17.7% of open interest), in the upper part of its one-year range. Figures from the CFTC Commitments of Traders report of October 6, 2026.
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Source: MarketStack commodity prices; CFTC Commitments of Traders (Disaggregated, futures only). Figures are historical and descriptive; they are not forecasts and not investment advice. MEDGE Capital does not recommend buying or selling any instrument. Risk disclaimer.