# Grains Extend Rally, Corn Makes 3-Year Highs, China Buys Beans - AgWeb

> Corn futures made new contract and three-year highs as funds bought on technical signals and concerns about a tightening balance sheet. Crop ratings fell 3% to 57% good to excellent, and China was reported buying soybeans.

- Date: 2026-08-26 · published 2026-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12347-grains-extend-rally-corn-makes-3-year-highs-china-buys-beans-agweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Falling crop ratings and Chinese soybean purchases tighten supplies for feed ingredients. The price direction is bullish for corn and soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-06-18 | [Grains End Higher on Soybean Export Biz as China Also Looks for Corn and Wheat - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14571-grains-end-higher-on-soybean-export-biz-as-china-also-looks-for-corn-and-wheat.md) | -1.2% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2025-10-31 | [With a China Deal How High Will Soybean and Grain Prices Rally? What is China Already Buying? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14628-with-a-china-deal-how-high-will-soybean-and-grain-prices-rally-what-is-china.md) | -0.4% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2022-04-04 | [USDA exports -- China buys corn - HighLine Grain Growers, Inc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14943-usda-exports-china-buys-corn-highline-grain-growers-inc.md) | +5.4% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2021-05-10 | [Corn Exports To China At Record Highs - 2021 Year in Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46953-corn-exports-to-china-at-record-highs-2021-year-in-review.md) | -6.8% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2026-03-16 | [Soybeans End Limit Down on Fear of China Summit Delay: Will China Buy Corn Instead? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5793-soybeans-end-limit-down-on-fear-of-china-summit-delay-will-china-buy-corn.md) | +2.4% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2026-06-18 | [Grains End Higher on Soybean Export Biz as China Also Looks for Corn and Wheat - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14571-grains-end-higher-on-soybean-export-biz-as-china-also-looks-for-corn-and-wheat.md) | -0.4% | +6.4% |
| SOY | 2025-10-31 | [With a China Deal How High Will Soybean and Grain Prices Rally? What is China Already Buying? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14628-with-a-china-deal-how-high-will-soybean-and-grain-prices-rally-what-is-china.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |
| SOY | 2026-06-17 | [Grains Rally as as Soybean Export Business Confirmed: Is it China and Will it Spur Fund Buying? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18829-grains-rally-as-as-soybean-export-business-confirmed-is-it-china-and-will-it.md) | -1.9% | +5.8% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/markets/market-analysis/grains-extend-rally-corn-makes-3-year-highs-china-buys-beans

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