Corn (ZC-F)
Commodities · Grains · data since 2000-07-17 · last close 2026-09-09
Corn (ZC-F) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -2.7 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 1.5 | -3.9 | -7.6 | 6.8 | 16.9 | 2.4 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 5.1 | -5.9 | 0.8 | 2.2 | -5.0 | -5.3 | -6.3 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | -4.9 | -7.3 | 6.3 | -0.6 | 1.5 | -11.0 | -3.6 | -1.2 | 12.4 | -3.3 | 3.0 | 8.4 |
| 2023 | 0.2 | -7.4 | 4.9 | -3.7 | -6.6 | -6.7 | -9.1 | -8.5 | 3.4 | 0.4 | -3.5 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 11.4 | 7.3 | 9.3 | -7.9 | -1.3 | -17.1 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 2.1 | -4.3 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 13.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 31.1 | -11.3 | 9.6 | -24.0 | -2.4 | 0.5 | 5.9 | -0.2 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | -1.7 | -3.9 | -7.0 | -8.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | -6.7 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 15.3 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | -3.9 | -1.5 | -0.9 | 20.9 | -1.6 | -4.8 | -10.6 | 8.4 | 0.5 | -4.8 | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -11.1 | 6.3 | -5.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 1.9 | -0.7 | -1.7 | 3.9 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -7.7 | 3.8 | -2.7 | -1.2 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 3.7 | -5.0 | -0.6 | 11.0 | 3.7 | -11.4 | -6.8 | -9.9 | 11.7 | 5.3 | -5.1 | 4.5 |
| 2015 | -6.8 | 3.9 | -2.1 | -3.6 | -3.0 | 17.8 | -10.4 | -1.9 | 6.6 | -1.4 | -4.5 | -1.7 |
| 2014 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 2.4 | -9.4 | -8.9 | -15.8 | 0.6 | -10.7 | 17.5 | -0.3 | 5.7 |
| 2013 | 6.0 | -2.8 | -3.4 | -1.7 | -3.1 | 2.6 | -26.5 | -0.8 | -10.8 | -3.0 | -3.0 | 1.6 |
| 2012 | -1.2 | 2.7 | -1.9 | 2.5 | -15.9 | 21.1 | 19.9 | -0.5 | -5.8 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -6.7 |
| 2011 | 4.8 | 9.6 | -4.0 | 8.8 | -0.9 | -15.8 | 5.8 | 13.8 | -21.8 | 9.2 | -7.1 | 7.5 |
| 2010 | -14.0 | 6.0 | -8.7 | 6.2 | -2.0 | -1.3 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 16.8 | 17.4 | -8.9 | 18.7 |
| 2009 | -6.9 | -7.5 | 15.4 | -2.1 | 10.1 | -20.3 | -2.4 | -3.9 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 10.0 | 2.9 |
| 2008 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 3.9 | 5.8 | -0.2 | 20.9 | -18.9 | -3.3 | -14.2 | -17.6 | -12.9 | 16.4 |
| 2007 | 3.5 | 5.3 | -11.9 | -4.4 | 9.0 | -15.6 | -1.1 | -0.5 | 15.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 18.5 |
| 2006 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 5.5 | -6.3 | 1.5 | -2.9 | 13.2 | 22.2 | 17.5 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | -3.8 | 8.9 | -0.7 | -3.9 | 8.4 | -4.4 | 11.4 | -14.8 | 2.0 | -4.5 | -4.5 | 15.1 |
| 2004 | 12.3 | 7.2 | 8.0 | -1.1 | -4.0 | -15.3 | -15.6 | 4.8 | -9.8 | -1.5 | -4.9 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | 1.1 | -2.7 | 2.0 | -1.6 | 4.9 | -6.5 | -9.8 | 13.2 | -5.6 | 12.3 | -0.9 | 0.4 |
| 2002 | 3.4 | -3.1 | 3.5 | -6.5 | 10.6 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 5.0 | -3.1 | -1.6 | -2.9 | -1.9 |
| 2001 | -6.3 | 1.3 | -2.3 | -5.6 | -2.4 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 2.0 | -2.5 | -5.1 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| 2000 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.6 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 8.5 |
| Avg | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -2.5 | -3.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | -1.0 | 5.5 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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ZC-F seasonality — average by calendar month
Corn has monthly history back to 2000. Its strongest month by median is December — positive in 22 of 26 years, median +4.0%, and higher in 9 of the last 9. June is the soft spot, down in 18 of 26 with a median of -4.8%. Across its full record it has closed 53% of months higher, swings ±8.3% in an average month and has fallen 63.7% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.2% | +1.4% | +1.2% | +1.4% | +0.3% | -2.5% | -3.6% | +0.4% | +1.4% | +2.8% | -1.0% | +5.5% |
| Win rate | 65%/26 | 62%/26 | 54%/26 | 46%/26 | 46%/26 | 31%/26 | 41%/27 | 44%/27 | 65%/26 | 62%/26 | 35%/26 | 85%/26 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
ZC-F risk & extremes
ZC-F drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Corn's best month?+
Corn's strongest completed month on record is April 2021, at +31.15%.
What was Corn's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is July 2013, at -26.54%.
Is Corn up this year?+
Corn is up 19.82% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Corn's 1-year return?+
+31.46% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Corn's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 63.7%, measured on month-end closes since 2000.
Which calendar month is historically best for Corn?+
December has the highest average return across every completed December since 2000. An average is not a forecast.
About Corn
Corn is a grains business. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2000, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2000) would be about $286 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 2021 at +31.15%; its worst, July 2013 at -26.54%.
- It has closed December in the green 22 out of 26 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.