# Corn Futures Hold Near Year-High on Strong Export Demand, Supply Risks - Bloomberg

> European corn hit a two-year high as weather concerns and higher farm input costs tied to the Strait of Hormuz closure threaten supply outside the US. Paris corn rose as much as 1.2% to its highest since June 2024, while Chicago corn reached its highest intraday level since April 2025 before edging lower.

- Date: 2026-05-05 · published 2026-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19269-corn-futures-hold-near-year-high-on-strong-export-demand-supply-risks-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter non-US corn supply and higher input costs support global corn prices and may lift demand for US exports.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-04-26 | [Corn futures jump to a 7-year high on supply concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9399-corn-futures-jump-to-a-7-year-high-on-supply-concerns.md) | +13.6% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2021-11-22 | [Wheat soars to 9-year peak on supply concerns, strong demand \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44080-wheat-soars-to-9-year-peak-on-supply-concerns-strong-demand-reuters.md) | -1.8% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2025-02-18 | [Corn Prices Rise Amid Supply Concerns and Strong Exports — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26085-corn-prices-rise-amid-supply-concerns-and-strong-exports-tradingview-news.md) | -4.4% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2018-05-18 | [GRAINS-U.S. wheat futures rally; corn, soy firm on hopes for export deal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10916-grains-u-s-wheat-futures-rally-corn-soy-firm-on-hopes-for-export-deal.md) | +1.3% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2022-04-18 | [Corn futures hit decade-high above $8 per bushel on global supply \| Food News \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41873-corn-futures-hit-decade-high-above-8-per-bushel-on-global-supply-food-news-al.md) | +2.1% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-05/corn-holds-near-one-year-high-on-strong-demand-supply-concerns

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