
Hot and dry weather in key Brazilian growing areas may have ended the chance of a record soybean crop. The article questions whether analysts' estimates have fallen too far and whether the market tends to overcut crop forecasts this early in the season.
Uncertainty over how much Brazil's crop has been reduced leaves soybean and meal prices sensitive to any revision in either direction.
After 324 past neutral weather events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.7%), and +0.7% over 20.
After 55 past neutral weather events, Soybean Meal moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.5%), and +0.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.