# Grains Retreat Following Energies, See Farmer Selling: Cattle Plunge - AgWeb

> Grain and livestock futures ended mostly lower on March 9 after reversing early new highs. Soybeans hit two-year highs overnight and December corn neared $5 as crude oil traded as high as $119 when Israel attacked Iran's oil fields. The G7 then announced a 700 million barrel oil release.

- Date: 2026-03-09 · published 2026-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10387-grains-retreat-following-energies-see-farmer-selling-cattle-plunge-agweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Energy-driven swings and heavy farmer selling pressured grains, while the surge in soyoil linked to crude supported soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- WTI: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-09 | 1 | -1.6% | -3.4 | Directly describes March 9 grain declines: early new highs reversed as crude retreated from $119 after the G7 announced a 700 million barrel oil release, with farmer selling adding pressure. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-03-29 | [Grains Remain Under Selling Pressure as Trading Closes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7629-grains-remain-under-selling-pressure-as-trading-closes.md) | +2.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2026-03-10 | [Chicago soy, grains retreat as technical selling unwinds crude-driven rally - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10390-chicago-soy-grains-retreat-as-technical-selling-unwinds-crude-driven-rally.md) | +3.2% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2025-06-23 | [Crops Analysis \| Grains, soy close lower amid risk-aversion - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13491-crops-analysis-grains-soy-close-lower-amid-risk-aversion-pro-farmer.md) | -1.5% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2025-07-02 | [Farmers Can't Catch a Break: Fertilizer Prices, Compared to Corn Prices, Are Now Some of the Worst in History - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23691-farmers-can-t-catch-a-break-fertilizer-prices-compared-to-corn-prices-are-now.md) | -3.1% | -4.1% |
| CORN | 2026-03-23 | [Developing Situation: Futures Spike, Retail Catch-Up, and Farmer Fallout from Middle East Fertilizer Supply Squeeze](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4628-developing-situation-futures-spike-retail-catch-up-and-farmer-fallout-from.md) | -0.3% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2022-03-10 | [Grains edge higher as hopes for Black Sea ceasefire fade – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14046-grains-edge-higher-as-hopes-for-black-sea-ceasefire-fade-the-seam.md) | -2.2% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2026-07-15 | [Wheat Skyrockets as Black Sea Exports Threatened, Pulling up Corn and Soybeans - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7275-wheat-skyrockets-as-black-sea-exports-threatened-pulling-up-corn-and-soybeans.md) | +1.0% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2025-12-02 | [Market Snapshot \| Black Sea tensions spur rally in grains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11262-market-snapshot-black-sea-tensions-spur-rally-in-grains-pro-farmer.md) | -3.0% | -7.2% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/markets/market-analysis/grains-retreat-following-energies-farmer-selling

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