Agriculture Futures · CBOT

Corn (ZC)

CBOT corn futures.

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Tick coverage
2011-05-26 → 2026-10-26
Bar timeframes
8 published
Catalog updated
2026-10-26

ZC Downloads

Published Parquet files and roll records.

Continuous futures data (16)

Continuous derived datasets with unadjusted prices and additive roll adjustments.

ZC back-adjusted continuous files by year
YearSizeFile
2026 80.0 MB download
2025 91.5 MB download
2024 95.1 MB download
2023 94.2 MB download
2022 101.3 MB download
2021 112.0 MB download
2020 97.1 MB download
2019 104.1 MB download
2018 107.1 MB download
2017 113.8 MB download
2016 124.6 MB download
2015 119.9 MB download
2014 121.6 MB download
2013 119.2 MB download
2012 131.2 MB download
2011 81.1 MB download
All contracts (82)
ZC per-contract tick datasets
ContractCoverageRows SizeFile
ZCU27 2025-03 to 2026-10 108,697 1.7 MB parquet
ZCK27 2024-12 to 2026-10 402,164 6.9 MB parquet
ZCH27 2024-12 to 2026-10 1,109,723 15.2 MB parquet
ZCN27 2024-05 to 2026-10 306,778 5.2 MB parquet
ZCU26 2024-01 to 2026-09 2,013,262 22.4 MB parquet
ZCK26 2024-01 to 2026-05 3,056,777 29.5 MB parquet
ZCH26 2023-12 to 2026-03 3,794,406 36.4 MB parquet
ZCN26 2023-05 to 2026-07 3,254,144 32.0 MB parquet
ZCU25 2023-05 to 2025-09 1,901,267 21.2 MB parquet
ZCK25 2023-04 to 2025-05 3,248,085 31.2 MB parquet
ZCZ26 2022-12 to 2026-10 6,760,645 59.1 MB parquet
ZCH25 2022-12 to 2025-03 4,844,785 41.8 MB parquet
ZCN25 2022-02 to 2025-07 3,266,042 32.3 MB parquet
ZCU24 2022-02 to 2024-09 2,109,267 22.3 MB parquet
ZCK24 2022-01 to 2024-05 2,932,856 28.8 MB parquet
ZCZ25 2021-12 to 2025-12 6,154,209 56.2 MB parquet
ZCH24 2021-12 to 2024-03 4,125,067 39.7 MB parquet
ZCN24 2021-02 to 2024-07 3,876,565 34.9 MB parquet
ZCK23 2021-01 to 2023-05 2,988,496 29.7 MB parquet
ZCZ24 2020-12 to 2024-12 7,256,349 61.6 MB parquet
ZCU23 2020-12 to 2023-09 2,333,057 26.1 MB parquet
ZCH23 2020-12 to 2023-03 4,142,151 41.2 MB parquet
ZCU22 2020-02 to 2022-09 2,104,184 26.3 MB parquet
ZCK22 2020-01 to 2022-05 3,409,954 36.2 MB parquet
ZCZ23 2019-12 to 2023-12 7,977,962 71.9 MB parquet
ZCN23 2019-12 to 2023-07 4,036,675 40.1 MB parquet
ZCH22 2019-12 to 2022-03 5,013,273 47.1 MB parquet
ZCU21 2019-04 to 2021-09 2,097,240 26.9 MB parquet
ZCZ22 2019-01 to 2022-12 8,596,847 79.0 MB parquet
ZCN22 2019-01 to 2022-07 3,849,647 41.1 MB parquet
ZCH21 2019-01 to 2021-03 5,042,030 46.2 MB parquet
ZCK21 2018-12 to 2021-05 3,533,715 34.8 MB parquet
ZCN21 2018-04 to 2021-07 5,086,487 49.7 MB parquet
ZCU20 2018-01 to 2020-09 1,699,843 22.3 MB parquet
ZCH20 2018-01 to 2020-03 3,483,977 40.6 MB parquet
ZCZ21 2017-12 to 2021-12 9,647,519 85.4 MB parquet
ZCK20 2017-12 to 2020-05 2,387,210 27.9 MB parquet
ZCZ20 2017-10 to 2020-12 6,490,883 66.5 MB parquet
ZCN20 2017-10 to 2020-07 3,004,677 36.1 MB parquet
ZCK19 2017-01 to 2019-05 2,428,488 27.7 MB parquet
ZCU19 2016-12 to 2019-09 1,733,920 22.2 MB parquet
ZCH19 2016-12 to 2019-03 3,471,241 40.1 MB parquet
ZCN19 2016-02 to 2019-07 3,896,197 41.1 MB parquet
ZCU18 2016-02 to 2018-09 1,685,980 21.7 MB parquet
ZCK18 2016-01 to 2018-05 2,712,634 30.0 MB parquet
ZCZ19 2015-12 to 2019-12 6,481,706 70.5 MB parquet
ZCH18 2015-12 to 2018-03 3,918,686 43.8 MB parquet
ZCN18 2015-03 to 2018-07 3,353,881 38.5 MB parquet
ZCU17 2015-03 to 2017-09 1,917,046 22.6 MB parquet
ZCZ18 2015-02 to 2018-12 6,149,135 67.0 MB parquet
ZCK17 2015-02 to 2017-05 2,724,644 31.5 MB parquet
ZCH17 2014-12 to 2017-03 4,174,597 47.6 MB parquet
ZCZ17 2014-09 to 2017-12 6,326,033 67.6 MB parquet
ZCN17 2014-09 to 2017-07 3,449,381 38.6 MB parquet
ZCZ16 2014-08 to 2016-12 7,218,560 76.1 MB parquet
ZCU16 2014-08 to 2016-09 1,674,761 21.3 MB parquet
ZCN16 2014-06 to 2016-07 3,969,590 42.0 MB parquet
ZCK16 2014-04 to 2016-05 3,218,592 33.9 MB parquet
ZCH16 2014-02 to 2016-03 4,099,491 45.1 MB parquet
ZCZ15 2013-11 to 2015-12 7,705,684 81.4 MB parquet
ZCU15 2013-11 to 2015-09 2,033,738 24.3 MB parquet
ZCN15 2013-11 to 2015-07 3,206,626 37.0 MB parquet
ZCK15 2013-11 to 2015-05 3,487,921 37.8 MB parquet
ZCH15 2013-11 to 2015-03 4,816,913 49.2 MB parquet
ZCZ14 2013-10 to 2014-12 7,862,115 79.7 MB parquet
ZCU14 2013-07 to 2014-09 1,905,494 23.1 MB parquet
ZCN14 2013-05 to 2014-07 3,297,621 36.2 MB parquet
ZCK14 2013-03 to 2014-05 3,344,563 33.3 MB parquet
ZCH14 2013-01 to 2014-03 4,386,868 43.2 MB parquet
ZCZ13 2012-10 to 2013-12 8,941,200 88.6 MB parquet
ZCU13 2012-07 to 2013-09 2,133,656 25.3 MB parquet
ZCN13 2012-05 to 2013-07 3,673,057 42.1 MB parquet
ZCK13 2012-03 to 2013-05 3,287,124 36.6 MB parquet
ZCH13 2012-01 to 2013-03 4,655,181 49.6 MB parquet
ZCZ12 2011-10 to 2012-12 11,308,038 96.6 MB parquet
ZCU12 2011-10 to 2012-09 3,191,590 34.3 MB parquet
ZCN12 2011-10 to 2012-07 5,816,389 49.5 MB parquet
ZCK12 2011-10 to 2012-05 4,334,689 36.6 MB parquet
ZCH12 2011-10 to 2012-03 4,970,728 37.4 MB parquet
ZCZ11 2011-08 to 2011-12 6,510,138 48.4 MB parquet
ZCU11 2011-05 to 2011-09 2,295,339 19.7 MB parquet
ZCN11 2011-05 to 2011-07 1,793,003 14.0 MB parquet
Latest 20 rolls

Latest 20 of 77 rolls. Download the full JSON ledger.

ZC latest roll records
SessionFromToDiff Old volumeNew volume
2026-08-17 ZCU26-CBOT ZCZ26-CBOT 0.2475 67,263 172,743
2026-06-24 ZCN26-CBOT ZCU26-CBOT 0.085 41,521 48,992
2026-04-21 ZCK26-CBOT ZCN26-CBOT 0.08 57,264 73,282
2026-02-20 ZCH26-CBOT ZCK26-CBOT 0.12 93,795 115,702
2025-11-20 ZCZ25-CBOT ZCH26-CBOT 0.1125 72,080 116,479
2025-08-13 ZCU25-CBOT ZCZ25-CBOT 0.24 43,421 109,235
2025-06-24 ZCN25-CBOT ZCU25-CBOT -0.0325 39,095 61,524
2025-04-16 ZCK25-CBOT ZCN25-CBOT 0.0725 71,432 73,036
2025-02-20 ZCH25-CBOT ZCK25-CBOT 0.1425 62,320 73,448
2024-11-21 ZCZ24-CBOT ZCH25-CBOT 0.095 66,470 86,171
2024-08-14 ZCU24-CBOT ZCZ24-CBOT 0.2025 51,258 97,531
2024-06-25 ZCN24-CBOT ZCU24-CBOT 0.0625 51,683 83,942
2024-04-22 ZCK24-CBOT ZCN24-CBOT 0.1 89,214 113,324
2024-02-22 ZCH24-CBOT ZCK24-CBOT 0.125 85,254 111,302
2023-11-22 ZCZ23-CBOT ZCH24-CBOT 0.19 53,449 70,938
2023-08-15 ZCU23-CBOT ZCZ23-CBOT 0.1175 35,104 93,015
2023-06-21 ZCN23-CBOT ZCU23-CBOT -0.465 82,971 85,433
2023-04-18 ZCK23-CBOT ZCN23-CBOT -0.3325 65,120 82,986
2023-02-21 ZCH23-CBOT ZCK23-CBOT -0.005 46,297 67,242
2022-11-22 ZCZ22-CBOT ZCH23-CBOT 0.0225 37,367 56,802

ZC Instrument specifications

Exchange
CBOT
Contract listings
Monthly · F–Z
Minimum tick
0.00125
Point value
50.00 USD

Methodology

Per-contract, continuous and bar files are derived datasets. Continuous datasets join contracts with documented rolls and additive adjustments; bars aggregate ticks into OHLCV.

Read the schemas, timeframe rules and HTTP documentation.

ZC Quick start

View Python example
curl -LO https://historicalfuturesdata.com/ZC/bars/10s/cme.zc.bars.10s.2026.parquet

import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_parquet("cme.zc.bars.10s.2026.parquet")

import polars as pl
df = pl.read_parquet("cme.zc.bars.10s.2026.parquet")

Frequently asked questions about ZC historical data

What period does ZC cover?

2011-05-26 → 2026-10-26. This range comes from the current instrument catalog.

Which ZC timeframes are published?

10s, 1m, 2m, 5m, 30m, 1h, 4h, 1D. The bars table lists each available annual download.

How do I get a ZC sample?

Download cme.zc.bars.10s.2026.parquet using the free sample button. No account or API key is needed for this 10-second sample.