# Smaller US maize harvest hikes prices | Analysis & Features | The Grocer

> European maize prices rose after new data showed US farmers would plant fewer hectares of maize for 2018/19 than expected, lifting Euronext prices 4% in one day. Indonesia agreed to buy 300,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam and 200,000 from Thailand, while palm oil eased month on month in Europe.

- Date: 2018-04-26 · published 2018-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10866-smaller-us-maize-harvest-hikes-prices-analysis-and-features-the-grocer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller expected US corn plantings are bullish for corn and feed-grain costs. Indonesian rice demand adds support to Asian rice markets.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-08-26 | [Pro Farmer sees U.S. corn harvest smaller than gov't outlook, soy harvest bigger](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13339-pro-farmer-sees-u-s-corn-harvest-smaller-than-gov-t-outlook-soy-harvest-bigger.md) | +0.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2020-09-11 | [USDA: Milk output forecast raised; smaller harvest boosts feed price projections - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51235-usda-milk-output-forecast-raised-smaller-harvest-boosts-feed-price-projections.md) | +4.5% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2026-09-15 | [Crops Analysis \| Meal futures post multi-year high - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17583-crops-analysis-meal-futures-post-multi-year-high-pro-farmer.md) | +1.2% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2020-10-22 | [Corn prices defy normal harvest trend](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5716-corn-prices-defy-normal-harvest-trend.md) | +1.6% | +11.5% |
| CORN | 2021-04-05 | [DDGS prices rise after corn futures limit up  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47719-ddgs-prices-rise-after-corn-futures-limit-up-the-daily-digest.md) | +0.4% | +22.0% |
| RICE | 2026-09-22 | [Have You Seen The Surge In US Rough Rice Futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17537-have-you-seen-the-surge-in-us-rough-rice-futures.md) | +2.6% | +6.7% |
| RICE | 2024-02-02 | [FAO Food Price Index down again in January led by lower wheat and maize prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7200-fao-food-price-index-down-again-in-january-led-by-lower-wheat-and-maize-prices.md) | +3.0% | +0.6% |
| RICE | 2026-01-02 | [Informist Media - FAO Index: FAO All Rice Price Index up 4.3% on mo Dec on higher Glutinous rice prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9169-informist-media-fao-index-fao-all-rice-price-index-up-4-3-on-mo-dec-on-higher.md) | +3.5% | +15.0% |

## Sources

- thegrocer.co.uk: https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and-features/smaller-us-maize-harvest-hikes-prices/566406.article

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