# U.S. grains: Chicago corn surges to six-month high on weaker dollar, Argentina weather - AgCanada

> Chicago corn futures surged to a more than six-month high on Monday amid dry conditions in Argentina, with soybeans also rising and wheat recovering from contract lows. A dip in the U.S. dollar supported all three grains.

- Date: 2025-01-06 · published 2025-01-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11604-u-s-grains-chicago-corn-surges-to-six-month-high-on-weaker-dollar-argentina
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Argentine dryness threatens soybean meal and corn exports from a major supplier, tightening feed supplies and lifting prices, while a weaker dollar makes U.S. grains cheaper for foreign buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-01-06 | 1 | +2.0% | 3.1 | Corn surged to a six-month high on Jan 6 on Argentine dryness and a weaker dollar, directly matching the +1.95% one-day move. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-01-29 | [U.S. grains: Corn futures hit over one-year high on Argentine weather worries - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6889-u-s-grains-corn-futures-hit-over-one-year-high-on-argentine-weather-worries.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| 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 | 2019-08-30 | [U.S. grains: Corn, soy set one-week highs on weather concerns - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5702-u-s-grains-corn-soy-set-one-week-highs-on-weather-concerns-agcanada.md) | -2.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2021-02-17 | [U.S. grains: Wheat climbs to one-week high on frigid U.S. weather - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9252-u-s-grains-wheat-climbs-to-one-week-high-on-frigid-u-s-weather-agcanada.md) | +0.3% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2021-07-14 | [U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans up on weather worries - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45918-u-s-grains-corn-soybeans-up-on-weather-worries-agcanada.md) | -9.8% | -13.0% |
| SOY | 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) | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2019-08-30 | [U.S. grains: Corn, soy set one-week highs on weather concerns - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5702-u-s-grains-corn-soy-set-one-week-highs-on-weather-concerns-agcanada.md) | -1.3% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2021-02-17 | [U.S. grains: Wheat climbs to one-week high on frigid U.S. weather - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9252-u-s-grains-wheat-climbs-to-one-week-high-on-frigid-u-s-weather-agcanada.md) | +1.5% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/u-s-grains-chicago-corn-surges-to-six-month-high-on-weaker-dollar-argentina-weather

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