# Wheat eases from 4-month highs, soybean flat - Markets - Business Recorder

> Chicago wheat eased slightly from a four-month high on February 18 as cold temperatures posed threats to crops in the Black Sea and US Plains. Corn and soybeans were little changed, and the rally was seen as ahead of fundamentals, with physical overseas markets not following.

- Date: 2025-02-18 · published 2025-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26078-wheat-eases-from-4-month-highs-soybean-flat-markets-business-recorder
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Cold-weather crop risk in key exporting regions supports wheat, but weak physical export demand suggests the rally may fade.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- KWHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-06 | [Soybeans ease from 6-week high, but Brazilian crop woes limit downside - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11631-soybeans-ease-from-6-week-high-but-brazilian-crop-woes-limit-downside-markets.md) | +2.2% | +13.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-08 | [Rain brings respite for EU wheat - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52550-rain-brings-respite-for-eu-wheat-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.3% | -6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-25 | [Corn, wheat, soy steady as US crop prospects assessed - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46608-corn-wheat-soy-steady-as-us-crop-prospects-assessed-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.2% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-25 | [French wheat crop ratings ease, maize planting stays brisk in dry spell - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19658-french-wheat-crop-ratings-ease-maize-planting-stays-brisk-in-dry-spell-markets.md) | +0.4% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-30 | [Middle East Africa Commodities - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59174-middle-east-africa-commodities-markets-business-recorder.md) | +9.6% | +16.2% |
| SOY | 2024-03-25 | [Wheat hits 3-week high on French crop worries - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31240-wheat-hits-3-week-high-on-french-crop-worries-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.6% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2023-04-25 | [Wheat hovers near 21-month low as weather, exports weigh - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10361-wheat-hovers-near-21-month-low-as-weather-exports-weigh-markets-business.md) | -0.7% | -8.5% |
| SOY | 2021-03-12 | [Wheat flat; set for second weekly drop as US weather improves - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5121-wheat-flat-set-for-second-weekly-drop-as-us-weather-improves-markets-business.md) | -1.6% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40348700

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