# Futures steady after rout

> Grain futures held steady after a Monday selloff triggered by escalating rhetoric in the US-China trade standoff. The slow pace of harvest and winter wheat seeding provided some support heading into the holiday.

- Date: 2018-11-20 · published 2018-11-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11726-futures-steady-after-rout
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Broad risk-off sentiment across markets and renewed trade war concerns pressure grain demand expectations, while slow harvest progress offers modest price support.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [CIF/FOB Gulf Grain-Soybean barge basis steady-weak as futures rally - DBA News \| Rallies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16338-cif-fob-gulf-grain-soybean-barge-basis-steady-weak-as-futures-rally-dba-news.md) | +3.2% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2017-08-09 | [NAFTA Talks and Future Plans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69422-nafta-talks-and-future-plans.md) | -3.3% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2024-09-30 | [Fertilizer Prices Steady Amid Global Developments \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5247-fertilizer-prices-steady-amid-global-developments-cz-app.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2025-05-12 | [Soybean barge bids soften as CBOT futures surge — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9509-soybean-barge-bids-soften-as-cbot-futures-surge-tradingview-news.md) | +0.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2023-05-19 | [Chicago commodity futures roil as U.S. debt ceiling talks halt \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7843-chicago-commodity-futures-roil-as-u-s-debt-ceiling-talks-halt-financial-post.md) | +6.7% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2021-03-17 | [Nearby Corn Futures Firm as USDA Reports Big Sales to China - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5125-nearby-corn-futures-firm-as-usda-reports-big-sales-to-china-agweb.md) | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2026-04-02 | [Weekly pig outlook: Lean hog futures prices decrease
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19871-weekly-pig-outlook-lean-hog-futures-prices-decrease-the-pig-site.md) | -0.3% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2023-03-29 | [Wheat jumps after Russia says Cargill to stop grain exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5078-wheat-jumps-after-russia-says-cargill-to-stop-grain-exports.md) | +3.4% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/futures-steady-after-rout

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