# Market Closes - April 5, 2018 - Kentucky Farm Bureau

> CBOT futures closed sharply higher as trade-war fears eased after the White House said China tariffs would not be imposed immediately. Cold, wet weather delayed corn and soybean planting, while drought in the southern Plains hurt the wheat crop. KC wheat closed more than 40 cents above March lows.

- Date: 2018-04-05 · published 2018-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10071-market-closes-april-5-2018-kentucky-farm-bureau
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Planting delays and Plains drought raise supply risk for corn, soybeans and wheat, supporting feed grain prices. Ongoing trade-war uncertainty keeps volatility high.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-04-18 | [Market Closes - April 18, 2022 - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5954-market-closes-april-18-2022-kentucky-farm-bureau.md) | +2.1% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2018-03-01 | [Market Closes - March 1, 2018 - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11653-market-closes-march-1-2018-kentucky-farm-bureau.md) | +0.8% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-01-17 | [Market Closes - January 17, 2017 - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11024-market-closes-january-17-2017-kentucky-farm-bureau.md) | +2.6% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2022-01-04 | [Market Closes - January 4, 2022 - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5773-market-closes-january-4-2022-kentucky-farm-bureau.md) | +3.4% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2020-10-19 | [Market Closes - October 19, 2020 - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8110-market-closes-october-19-2020-kentucky-farm-bureau.md) | +2.7% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2022-04-18 | [Market Closes - April 18, 2022 - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5954-market-closes-april-18-2022-kentucky-farm-bureau.md) | +2.0% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2018-03-01 | [Market Closes - March 1, 2018 - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11653-market-closes-march-1-2018-kentucky-farm-bureau.md) | +1.0% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2017-01-17 | [Market Closes - January 17, 2017 - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11024-market-closes-january-17-2017-kentucky-farm-bureau.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- kyfb.com: https://www.kyfb.com/federation/newsroom/market-closes-april-5-2018/

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