# Grains Fall on Profit Taking, Weather, Money Flow: Cattle See Strong Chart Action - AgWeb

> Grain futures ended lower on August 4 on profit taking after strong Monday closes, while livestock rose. USDA corn ratings fell to 61% good to excellent, down 2% on the week and 12% on the year. Recent rains and cooler weather weighed on prices, and disease risk such as tar spot is emerging in Indiana.

- Date: 2026-08-04 · published 2026-08-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12808-grains-fall-on-profit-taking-weather-money-flow-cattle-see-strong-chart-action
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Declining crop ratings put the record crop estimate in question ahead of the August 12 WASDE, which supports corn prices, though rain and profit taking are offsetting near term.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-21 | [How Current Weather Trends Are Shaping Global Grain Production - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13048-how-current-weather-trends-are-shaping-global-grain-production-agweb.md) | +1.0% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2024-08-27 | [Harvest Weather Hinges on Start of La Niña \| The More You Grow \| Corteva Agriscience](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13164-harvest-weather-hinges-on-start-of-la-nina-the-more-you-grow-corteva-agriscience.md) | +3.7% | +8.4% |
| CORN | 2022-09-14 | [Keeping an eye on wheat weather \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39520-keeping-an-eye-on-wheat-weather-world-grain.md) | -1.4% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2018-01-19 | [GRAIN MARKETS: Soybeans step higher on South American weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12099-grain-markets-soybeans-step-higher-on-south-american-weather.md) | +0.7% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2016-12-09 | [Long-term forecasters rethinking weather prediction methods](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73406-long-term-forecasters-rethinking-weather-prediction-methods.md) | +2.4% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2025-10-21 | [How Current Weather Trends Are Shaping Global Grain Production - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13048-how-current-weather-trends-are-shaping-global-grain-production-agweb.md) | +3.4% | +12.2% |
| SOY | 2024-08-27 | [Harvest Weather Hinges on Start of La Niña \| The More You Grow \| Corteva Agriscience](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13164-harvest-weather-hinges-on-start-of-la-nina-the-more-you-grow-corteva-agriscience.md) | +3.9% | +8.6% |
| SOY | 2025-01-29 | [U.S. grains: Corn futures hit over one-year high on Argentine weather worries - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6889-u-s-grains-corn-futures-hit-over-one-year-high-on-argentine-weather-worries.md) | +2.9% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/markets/market-analysis/grains-fall-profit-taking-weather-money-flow-cattle-see-strong-chart-acti

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