
Wheat prices rebounded on July 19 after a five-day decline, with Chicago SRW up about 4.6% and Kansas City HRW up 4.4%. Forecasts of a heat wave in Western Europe and the US, plus a European Commission warning on drought across half the EU, supported the rally alongside a sharp rise in oil prices.
Heat and drought threats to EU and US crops tighten expected wheat supplies, and the oil-driven rally shows energy linkages lifting grain values.
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.
After 322 past bullish weather events, Wheat (HRW) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -2.5% to +3.2%), and +1.0% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.