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CME Group's Corn Futures Set New Daily Volume Record After USDA Raised Outlook

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01 THE MACHINE READ

WHY IT MATTERS.

Record corn futures volume after a USDA outlook raise shows elevated hedging and speculation, often coinciding with price volatility.

Record corn volume flags active repositioning after USDA shift

CATALYST TO WATCH

Next USDA report or harvest data

MAIN RISK

Volume records can mark crowded positioning

FULL DISPATCH

CHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its Corn futures reached a new daily volume record of 1,206,376 contracts on October 9, surpassing the previous record of 1,128,597 contracts traded on March 29, 2019....

02 THE STORY SO FAR

THE RECORD, IN ORDER.

STANDALONE ITEM — NOT YET FOLDED INTO A DEVELOPING STORY.

03 WHO'S INVOLVED

ENTITIES ON FILE.

SUBJECTCorn (CBOT) · ZC=F

AFFECTEDTeucrium Corn Fund · CORN

04 RECEIPTS

THE SOURCE RECORD.

1 SOURCES CONFIRMED

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05 PROPAGATION

WHAT THIS TOUCHES.

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