# A sluggish week for corn, soybean sales - Brownfield Ag News

> USDA reported that weekly corn and soybean export sales in the week fell to a marketing-year low, with corn down 66% and soybeans down 62% week over week. China was still the largest soybean buyer, while rice, cotton, beef and pork sales also declined.

- Date: 2020-12-23 · published 2020-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10130-a-sluggish-week-for-corn-soybean-sales-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Weak weekly export commitments signal softer near-term demand for US corn and soybeans, a bearish factor for prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- RICE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-04 | [Good week for sorghum, soybean export inspections - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56124-good-week-for-sorghum-soybean-export-inspections-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.9% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2016-11-09 | [USDA raises U.S. corn, soybean ending stocks - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73820-usda-raises-u-s-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -6.6% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2025-04-10 | [CONAB raises Brazil soybean, corn crop estimates - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13499-conab-raises-brazil-soybean-corn-crop-estimates-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.1% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2018-09-12 | [USDA anticipates bigger U.S. corn, soybean supplies - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62986-usda-anticipates-bigger-u-s-corn-soybean-supplies-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.5% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2018-08-10 | [USDA raises new crop U.S. corn, soybean ending stocks - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63479-usda-raises-new-crop-u-s-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -7.5% | -9.1% |
| SOY | 2016-11-09 | [USDA raises U.S. corn, soybean ending stocks - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73820-usda-raises-u-s-corn-soybean-ending-stocks-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.6% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2018-11-08 | [Big changes in U.S. soybean stocks, global corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61982-big-changes-in-u-s-soybean-stocks-global-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.3% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2025-04-10 | [CONAB raises Brazil soybean, corn crop estimates - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13499-conab-raises-brazil-soybean-corn-crop-estimates-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.6% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/a-sluggish-week-for-corn-soybean-sales/

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