# Soybeans, corn post solid weekly gains - Brownfield Ag News

> Soybeans finished the week with strong gains in the most active months despite mixed daily trade. China bought 126,000 tons of new-crop US beans, extending a run of daily sales to eight business days. A planned US-China virtual meeting on the Phase One deal was reportedly postponed, and a derecho damaged crops in Iowa and Illinois.

- Date: 2020-08-14 · published 2020-08-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10682-soybeans-corn-post-solid-weekly-gains-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Continued Chinese purchases and derecho losses that could reduce the USDA crop estimate support soybean prices, though postponed trade talks add some uncertainty.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-08-16 | 1 | +3.0% | 3.4 | Weekly gains driven by eight straight days of Chinese new-crop purchases and derecho crop damage in Iowa and Illinois, supporting soybean complex and meal on the close of the week ending Aug 14. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-09-22 | [Solid demand supports soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68987-solid-demand-supports-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2026-08-28 | [Wheat, soybeans, corn see more gains to end bullish week - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17939-wheat-soybeans-corn-see-more-gains-to-end-bullish-week-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.0% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2016-10-27 | [Demand supports soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9242-demand-supports-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.3% | +3.6% |
| SOY | 2026-07-17 | [Weather helps fuel Friday gains in soybeans, corn, wheat - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10789-weather-helps-fuel-friday-gains-in-soybeans-corn-wheat-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.6% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2017-10-05 | [Good week for corn, soybean export sales - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68550-good-week-for-corn-soybean-export-sales-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.7% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2026-08-28 | [Wheat, soybeans, corn see more gains to end bullish week - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17939-wheat-soybeans-corn-see-more-gains-to-end-bullish-week-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.6% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2016-10-27 | [Demand supports soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9242-demand-supports-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.9% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2026-07-17 | [Weather helps fuel Friday gains in soybeans, corn, wheat - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10789-weather-helps-fuel-friday-gains-in-soybeans-corn-wheat-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.3% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/soybeans-corn-post-solid-weekly-gains/

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