{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"166861","rtpr_id":"nPn5pq4T1a-20261012","ticker":"CME","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["CME"],"title":"CME Group's Corn Futures Set New Daily Volume Record After USDA Raised Outlook","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-12T22:36:34.292Z","article_body":"CME Group's Corn Futures Set New Daily Volume Record After USDA Raised Outlook\nPR Newswire\n\nCHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2026\n\nCHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading\nderivatives marketplace, today announced that its Corn futures reached a new\ndaily volume record of 1,206,376 contracts on October 9, surpassing the\nprevious record of 1,128,597 contracts traded on March 29, 2019.\n\n\"Following last week's surprise USDA report, market participants turned to our\nCorn futures to quickly adjust positions and manage price risk,\" said John\nRicci, Global Head of Agricultural Products. \"The market had priced in lower\nyields after a challenging summer, yet the report showed ending stocks, yields\nand production all above expectations. The changing conditions are another\nexample of why we remain focused on equipping clients to manage their risk in\nany market environment.\"\n\nCME Group's agriculture business reached an average daily volume of 2,022,488\ncontracts in the third quarter, up 18.1% year over year. In September, average\ndaily volume reached 1,936,761 contracts, up 28.8% year over year.\n\nIn addition, Corn futures reached an average daily volume of 502,004 in the\nthird quarter, up 35.2% year over year, and Corn options reached an average\ndaily volume of 179,674, up 31.4% year over year.\n\nFor more information on CME Group Corn futures, please visit here\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=3535351463&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Fmarkets%2Fagriculture%2Fgrains%2Fcorn&a=here)\n.\n\nAs the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=1938871419&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2F&a=www.cmegroup.com)\n) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize\nportfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to\nefficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer\nthe widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes\nbased on interest rates\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=3684724908&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Finterest-rates%2Findex.html&a=interest+rates)\n, equity indexes\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=4049153194&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Fequity-index%2Findex.html&a=equity+indexes)\n, foreign exchange\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=3011909973&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Ffx%2F&a=foreign+exchange)\n, cryptocurrencies\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=1844227829&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Fmarkets%2Fcryptocurrencies.html&a=cryptocurrencies)\n, energy\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=576375908&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Fenergy%2F&a=energy)\n, agricultural products\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=2739184750&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Fagricultural%2F&a=agricultural+products)\nand metals\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=2036289591&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Fmetals%2F&a=metals)\n.  The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME\nGlobex\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=362374757&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Fglobex%2Findex.html&a=CME+Globex)\n platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on\nthe EBS platform.  In addition, it operates one of the world's leading\ncentral counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing.\n\nCME Group, the Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Globex, and\nE-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.  CBOT and Chicago\nBoard of Trade are trademarks of Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.\nNYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and ClearPort are trademarks of New York\nMercantile Exchange, Inc.  COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc.\nBrokerTec is a trademark of BrokerTec Americas LLC and EBS is a trademark of\nEBS Group LTD. The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices\nLLC (\"S&P DJI\"). \"S&P®\", \"S&P 500®\", \"SPY®\", \"SPX®\", US 500\nand The 500 are trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC;\nDow Jones®, DJIA® and Dow Jones Industrial Average are service and/or\ntrademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. These trademarks have been\nlicensed for use by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Futures contracts based\non the S&P 500 Index are not sponsored, endorsed, marketed, or promoted by\nS&P DJI, and S&P DJI makes no representation regarding the\nadvisability of investing in such products. All other trademarks are the\nproperty of their respective owners.\n\nCME-G\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cme-groups-corn-futures-set-new-daily-volume-record-after-usda-raised-outlook-302906207.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cme-groups-corn-futures-set-new-daily-volume-record-after-usda-raised-outlook-302906207.html)\n\nSOURCE CME Group\n\n\n\nMedia Contacts, Anne Burke, 312 802 6839, news@cmegroup.com, www.cmegroup.mediaroom.com; Investor Contact, investors@cmegroup.com\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn5pq4T1a-20261012","title":"CME Group's Corn Futures Set New Daily Volume Record After USDA Raised Outlook","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"CME","created":"2026-10-12T22:36:34.292Z","tickers":["CME"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"CME Group's Corn Futures Set New Daily Volume Record After USDA Raised Outlook\nPR Newswire\n\nCHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2026\n\nCHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading\nderivatives marketplace, today announced that its Corn futures reached a new\ndaily volume record of 1,206,376 contracts on October 9, surpassing the\nprevious record of 1,128,597 contracts traded on March 29, 2019.\n\n\"Following last week's surprise USDA report, market participants turned to our\nCorn futures to quickly adjust positions and manage price risk,\" said John\nRicci, Global Head of Agricultural Products. \"The market had priced in lower\nyields after a challenging summer, yet the report showed ending stocks, yields\nand production all above expectations. The changing conditions are another\nexample of why we remain focused on equipping clients to manage their risk in\nany market environment.\"\n\nCME Group's agriculture business reached an average daily volume of 2,022,488\ncontracts in the third quarter, up 18.1% year over year. In September, average\ndaily volume reached 1,936,761 contracts, up 28.8% year over year.\n\nIn addition, Corn futures reached an average daily volume of 502,004 in the\nthird quarter, up 35.2% year over year, and Corn options reached an average\ndaily volume of 179,674, up 31.4% year over year.\n\nFor more information on CME Group Corn futures, please visit here\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=3535351463&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Fmarkets%2Fagriculture%2Fgrains%2Fcorn&a=here)\n.\n\nAs the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=1938871419&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2F&a=www.cmegroup.com)\n) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize\nportfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to\nefficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer\nthe widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes\nbased on interest rates\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=3684724908&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Finterest-rates%2Findex.html&a=interest+rates)\n, equity indexes\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=4049153194&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Fequity-index%2Findex.html&a=equity+indexes)\n, foreign exchange\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=3011909973&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Ffx%2F&a=foreign+exchange)\n, cryptocurrencies\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=1844227829&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Fmarkets%2Fcryptocurrencies.html&a=cryptocurrencies)\n, energy\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=576375908&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Fenergy%2F&a=energy)\n, agricultural products\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=2739184750&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Fagricultural%2F&a=agricultural+products)\nand metals\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=2036289591&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Fmetals%2F&a=metals)\n.  The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME\nGlobex\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4796099-1&h=362374757&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Fglobex%2Findex.html&a=CME+Globex)\n platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on\nthe EBS platform.  In addition, it operates one of the world's leading\ncentral counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing.\n\nCME Group, the Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Globex, and\nE-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.  CBOT and Chicago\nBoard of Trade are trademarks of Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.\nNYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and ClearPort are trademarks of New York\nMercantile Exchange, Inc.  COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc.\nBrokerTec is a trademark of BrokerTec Americas LLC and EBS is a trademark of\nEBS Group LTD. The S&P 500 Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices\nLLC (\"S&P DJI\"). \"S&P®\", \"S&P 500®\", \"SPY®\", \"SPX®\", US 500\nand The 500 are trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC;\nDow Jones®, DJIA® and Dow Jones Industrial Average are service and/or\ntrademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. These trademarks have been\nlicensed for use by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Futures contracts based\non the S&P 500 Index are not sponsored, endorsed, marketed, or promoted by\nS&P DJI, and S&P DJI makes no representation regarding the\nadvisability of investing in such products. All other trademarks are the\nproperty of their respective owners.\n\nCME-G\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cme-groups-corn-futures-set-new-daily-volume-record-after-usda-raised-outlook-302906207.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cme-groups-corn-futures-set-new-daily-volume-record-after-usda-raised-outlook-302906207.html)\n\nSOURCE CME Group\n\n\n\nMedia Contacts, Anne Burke, 312 802 6839, news@cmegroup.com, www.cmegroup.mediaroom.com; Investor Contact, investors@cmegroup.com\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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