# Grain market week in review - May 25, 2018

> US and China declared a trade truce, with China reportedly agreeing to buy more US agricultural and energy products, lifting grain futures and soybeans in particular. Corn planting reached 81% by May 20, matching the five-year average.

- Date: 2018-05-26 · published 2018-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12669-grain-market-week-in-review-may-25-2018
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Prospective Chinese purchases of US soybeans support soy prices and export demand, while steady planting progress limits corn weather premium.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-10-26 | [Grain market review: Oilseeds \| 2020-10-26  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7135-grain-market-review-oilseeds-2020-10-26-world-grain.md) | -2.5% | +9.0% |
| SOY | 2021-02-01 | [Morning Market Review for Feb. 1, 2021 - Northwest Grain Growers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5826-morning-market-review-for-feb-1-2021-northwest-grain-growers.md) | -0.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2019-03-12 | [Daily Market Wire 13 March 2019 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10671-daily-market-wire-13-march-2019-grain-central.md) | +3.2% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2025-05-16 | [Monthly Grain Market Outlook \| Weekly Crop Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6681-monthly-grain-market-outlook-weekly-crop-update.md) | +1.5% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2023-03-26 | [Daily Market Wire 27 March 2023 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5084-daily-market-wire-27-march-2023-grain-central.md) | +5.4% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2025-05-16 | [Monthly Grain Market Outlook \| Weekly Crop Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6681-monthly-grain-market-outlook-weekly-crop-update.md) | +3.2% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2020-07-17 | [Daily Market Wire 17 July 2020 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6208-daily-market-wire-17-july-2020-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2019-10-26 | [Harvest weather & trade war guide grains — this week in the grain markets - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56542-harvest-weather-and-trade-war-guide-grains-this-week-in-the-grain-markets.md) | -1.3% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/grain-market-week-in-review-may-25-2018

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