# US MIDDAY: Soyabean, wheat and corn plunge - Markets - Business Recorder

> US corn, soybean and wheat futures fell sharply on May 19, 2021, as crude oil dropped and investment funds liquidated bullish positions. CBOT soft red winter wheat fell 2.4% to its lowest in nearly a month. Corn slipped despite a Chinese purchase of 1.36 million tonnes.

- Date: 2021-05-19 · published 2021-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12365-us-midday-soyabean-wheat-and-corn-plunge-markets-business-recorder
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Liquidation by speculators after a crude oil selloff can force sharp, fast price declines across grains. Large expected US and EU wheat harvests add further downward pressure.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- WTI: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-11-06 | [Wheat, corn and soy fall as market anticipates Trump win - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10552-wheat-corn-and-soy-fall-as-market-anticipates-trump-win-markets-business.md) | +1.3% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-06-15 | [Corn, wheat, soya fall amid decline in financial markets - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12701-corn-wheat-soya-fall-amid-decline-in-financial-markets-markets-business-recorder.md) | -1.6% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2022-10-29 | [Corn, wheat sag on firm dollar, concerns over US export demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4932-corn-wheat-sag-on-firm-dollar-concerns-over-us-export-demand-markets-business.md) | -2.2% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2020-03-09 | [Corn, soybeans, wheat drop about 2% as global markets recoil \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11269-corn-soybeans-wheat-drop-about-2-as-global-markets-recoil-financial-post.md) | +0.3% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2021-02-22 | [US money markets bringing forward Fed rate hike bets to end-2022 - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48546-us-money-markets-bringing-forward-fed-rate-hike-bets-to-end-2022-markets.md) | +1.6% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2024-11-06 | [Wheat, corn and soy fall as market anticipates Trump win - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10552-wheat-corn-and-soy-fall-as-market-anticipates-trump-win-markets-business.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2022-06-15 | [Corn, wheat, soya fall amid decline in financial markets - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12701-corn-wheat-soya-fall-amid-decline-in-financial-markets-markets-business-recorder.md) | -2.7% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2020-03-09 | [Corn, soybeans, wheat drop about 2% as global markets recoil \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11269-corn-soybeans-wheat-drop-about-2-as-global-markets-recoil-financial-post.md) | -4.1% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40093642

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