# Grain prices pushed higher as weather worries grow - Farmers Weekly

> November 2021 London feed wheat futures rose more than £6/t to just over £186/t, a new contract high. Dry weather in northern hemisphere wheat regions and Brazil's corn crop, plus a cold spell in the US, drove speculative buying.

- Date: 2021-04-24 · published 2021-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10294-grain-prices-pushed-higher-as-weather-worries-grow-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Dryness across key growing areas and Brazil's corn threaten supply, keeping UK feed wheat and barley costs elevated. Buyers should anticipate continued firmness in feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-13 | [Drilling delays push up grain prices - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55998-drilling-delays-push-up-grain-prices-farmers-weekly.md) | +3.2% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-30 | [Grain prices surge as supply comes under pressure - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45128-grain-prices-surge-as-supply-comes-under-pressure-farmers-weekly.md) | +5.6% | +8.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-14 | [Feed weekly outlook: Grain prices strong as dry weather persists - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58641-feed-weekly-outlook-grain-prices-strong-as-dry-weather-persists-grainews.md) | -6.0% | -8.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-18 | [Hot weather hits yields in EU and grain deal suspended - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35110-hot-weather-hits-yields-in-eu-and-grain-deal-suspended-farmers-weekly.md) | +2.0% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-19 | [U.S. grains: Corn hits one-week high on weather worries - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7590-u-s-grains-corn-hits-one-week-high-on-weather-worries-agcanada.md) | +3.0% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2016-06-03 | [Futures File: Soaring prices prove pigs can fly; weather worries push grain prices higher – Greeley Tribune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5266-futures-file-soaring-prices-prove-pigs-can-fly-weather-worries-push-grain.md) | +3.7% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2017-05-19 | [U.S. grains: Corn hits one-week high on weather worries - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7590-u-s-grains-corn-hits-one-week-high-on-weather-worries-agcanada.md) | +1.3% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2017-07-27 | [Drier Weather Pushes Grain, Soybean Futures Higher \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7124-drier-weather-pushes-grain-soybean-futures-higher-fox-business.md) | -1.3% | -7.0% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/crop-prices/grain-prices-pushed-higher-as-weather-worries-grow

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