# After the Bell | Aug. 20, 2021 - Pro Farmer

> December corn fell 36 cents on the week to close at $5.37 and November soybeans lost 74 cents, with soybeans hitting a seven-week low. Beneficial rain in the northwestern Corn Belt, a sharp rally in the dollar index and a slide in crude oil drove the losses. Pro Farmer's crop tour estimated a larger corn crop than USDA's August figure, while feeder and lean hog futures rallied.

- Date: 2021-08-20 · published 2021-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12606-after-the-bell-aug-20-2021-pro-farmer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Rain on dry crops and a stronger dollar pressure grain prices, and weaker crude reduces biofuel demand support for corn and soyoil. Higher livestock futures point to firmer demand for feed-grade inputs in cattle and hog operations.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- SOY: bearish ▼
- WTI: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-07-09 | [After the Bell \| July 9, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10340-after-the-bell-july-9-2021-pro-farmer.md) | -6.6% | -7.9% |
| CORN | 2022-01-05 | [After the Bell \| January 5, 2022 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5771-after-the-bell-january-5-2022-pro-farmer.md) | +1.5% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2022-01-15 | [After the Bell \| January 14, 2022 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7367-after-the-bell-january-14-2022-pro-farmer.md) | -0.5% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2021-06-14 | [Ahead of the Open - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6264-ahead-of-the-open-pro-farmer.md) | -2.8% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2023-10-24 | [Ahead of the Open \| October 24, 2023 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10316-ahead-of-the-open-october-24-2023-pro-farmer.md) | -4.3% | -4.8% |
| SOY | 2021-07-09 | [After the Bell \| July 9, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10340-after-the-bell-july-9-2021-pro-farmer.md) | +4.1% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2021-09-17 | [After the Bell \| September 17, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6384-after-the-bell-september-17-2021-pro-farmer.md) | -0.9% | -6.9% |
| SOY | 2022-01-15 | [After the Bell \| January 14, 2022 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7367-after-the-bell-january-14-2022-pro-farmer.md) | +3.4% | +15.7% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/after-bell/after-bell-aug-20-2021

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