# Corn lingers around over one-week high on strong export demand | Financial Post

> CBOT most-active corn traded near a one-week high after USDA confirmed US corn sales to China totaling 1.156 million tonnes. USDA also reported one of the strongest weeks of corn export inspections on record. Soybeans and wheat were little changed.

- Date: 2021-03-17 · published 2021-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10762-corn-lingers-around-over-one-week-high-on-strong-export-demand-financial-post
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export sales and inspections draw down US corn stocks and support near-term prices. Continued demand from China would keep the market firm.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-07-16 | [Soy, corn higher on improving export demand for U.S. supplies \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52159-soy-corn-higher-on-improving-export-demand-for-u-s-supplies-financial-post.md) | +0.8% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2019-12-12 | [Corn, wheat, soy rally on U.S.-China trade hopes, export demand \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6298-corn-wheat-soy-rally-on-u-s-china-trade-hopes-export-demand-financial-post.md) | +5.5% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2020-10-27 | [Corn futures set 14-month high on strong export demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5717-corn-futures-set-14-month-high-on-strong-export-demand.md) | -3.7% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2020-10-20 | [U.S. corn, soy futures rise on strong exports; wheat firm on weather woes \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50664-u-s-corn-soy-futures-rise-on-strong-exports-wheat-firm-on-weather-woes.md) | +5.4% | +11.4% |
| CORN | 2020-09-17 | [Soybeans at 27-month high on Chinese demand, corn dips \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9343-soybeans-at-27-month-high-on-chinese-demand-corn-dips-financial-post.md) | -0.3% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/corn-lingers-around-over-one-week-high-on-strong-export-demand

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