# The Most Critical 2-Week Period of the Year for Grain Prices Is Just Days Away

> Euronext August corn rose 5.8% in a week to €233.75/t, the highest since June 2024, on hot, dry weather in France, Poland, Romania and Hungary. Chicago corn fell about 2.7% as forecast rains reached the U.S. Corn Belt after a heat wave.

- Date: 2026-06-29 · published 2026-06-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18836-the-most-critical-2-week-period-of-the-year-for-grain-prices-is-just-days-away
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

EU crop stress is raising import needs and supporting Paris prices, which may pull demand toward Ukrainian corn. U.S. rain relief is pressuring Chicago prices, so feed buyers face divergent regional prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-18 | [Politics lure prices higher — this week in the grain markets - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12126-politics-lure-prices-higher-this-week-in-the-grain-markets-realagriculture.md) | +3.2% | +10.8% |
| CORN | 2021-03-16 | [Weather woes persist for South American row crops - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47964-weather-woes-persist-for-south-american-row-crops-grain-central.md) | +11.3% | +13.1% |
| CORN | 2019-04-03 | [Farm Aid for Flooding and Dairy Prices Up Again - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8733-farm-aid-for-flooding-and-dairy-prices-up-again-ag-information-network-of-the.md) | -1.1% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2020-07-01 | [What do bumper Oz crops mean for your price? Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52066-what-do-bumper-oz-crops-mean-for-your-price-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +1.9% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2022-01-11 | [The heat is on in South America - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43043-the-heat-is-on-in-south-america-grain-central.md) | -2.8% | +4.1% |
| EURUSD | 2026-06-29 | [Arable Market Report – 29 June 2026 \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18848-arable-market-report-29-june-2026-ahdb.md) | +0.2% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/3038807/the-most-critical-2-week-period-of-the-year-for-grain-prices-is-just-days-away

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