# Tariff Tangles Ignored: Why Corn and Soybeans Are Sticking to Weather, Not Washington, for Price Direction

> Barchart's Darin Newsom says corn and soybean prices are tracking weather rather than trade policy. He notes an International Trade Commission court ruling that the Trump tariffs were unlawful, though the administration may continue its tariff approach regardless.

- Date: 2025-05-29 · published 2025-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24701-tariff-tangles-ignored-why-corn-and-soybeans-are-sticking-to-weather-not
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Weather is becoming the main price driver for corn and soybeans, so feed buyers should focus on summer crop conditions rather than tariff headlines.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-14 | [Changing weather causes issues for development of corn and soybeans - Radio Iowa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70343-changing-weather-causes-issues-for-development-of-corn-and-soybeans-radio-iowa.md) | -2.1% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2022-10-05 | [Why are the Corn and Soybean Crops Drying So Slowly? - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13321-why-are-the-corn-and-soybean-crops-drying-so-slowly-farmdoc.md) | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2022-04-29 | [Why cotton prices are soaring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41961-why-cotton-prices-are-soaring.md) | -7.1% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2024-12-09 | [Weather made for a challenging year for corn and soybean farmers - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13131-weather-made-for-a-challenging-year-for-corn-and-soybean-farmers-agweek-1.md) | +1.9% | +6.3% |
| CORN | 2026-06-30 | [Corn prices in Paris are rising and in Chicago are falling under the pressure of weather factors, but in Ukraine they remain stable in anticipation of increased demand from the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18837-corn-prices-in-paris-are-rising-and-in-chicago-are-falling-under-the-pressure.md) | +5.7% | +8.7% |
| SOY | 2022-10-05 | [Why are the Corn and Soybean Crops Drying So Slowly? - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13321-why-are-the-corn-and-soybean-crops-drying-so-slowly-farmdoc.md) | -0.5% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2022-04-29 | [Why cotton prices are soaring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41961-why-cotton-prices-are-soaring.md) | -1.6% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2024-12-09 | [Weather made for a challenging year for corn and soybean farmers - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13131-weather-made-for-a-challenging-year-for-corn-and-soybean-farmers-agweek-1.md) | -0.6% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/32631368/tariff-tangles-ignored-why-corn-and-soybeans-are-sticking-to-weather-not-washington-for-price-direction

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