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

$CMEPress releaseOct 12, 2026, 6:36 PM ETRead the release

CME Group's Corn futures set a new daily volume record of 1,206,376 contracts on October 9, surpassing the prior record of 1,128,597 from March 2019. The spike followed a surprise USDA report showing ending stocks, yields and production above expectations, driving repositioning in the ag complex.

Key figures

Ag q3 adv
2022488
Ag q3 adv yoy
18.1%
September adv
1936761
Corn prior record
1128597
September adv yoy
28.8%
Corn futures q3 adv
502004
Corn options q3 adv
179674
Corn prior record date
March 29, 2019
Corn futures q3 adv yoy
35.2%
Corn options q3 adv yoy
31.4%
Corn daily volume record
1206376

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