Fastmarkets analyst Anthony Speight discusses factors affecting corn market volatility, including the possible return of La Niña, Ukraine war trade-flow shifts, and a shortfall in European wheat and barley production. The piece is a general outlook rather than a new event.
A possible La Niña threatens South American yields and European grain shortfalls could shift feed grain relationships in Eastern Europe, adding price volatility.
After 1,465 past bullish weather events, Corn moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.9%), and +0.9% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 1,072 past bullish weather events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.3%), and +0.3% 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.