
A federal government shutdown suspended USDA's WASDE and weekly export sales reports during the week. The FAO raised its world grain production forecast to a record 2.97 billion tons, with higher wheat output in Canada and Russia and higher maize in the US and China.
Ukraine also expanded its winter wheat sowing projection by 8%.
Higher global output and a data blackout that removes official benchmarks point to ample wheat and corn supply, with added volatility once USDA data resumes.
After 1,006 past bearish report events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -1.6% to +1.8%), and +0.3% over 20.
After 770 past neutral report events, Corn moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.1% to +1.6%), and +0.7% 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.