# Analysis: Supply concerns in competing countries likely to make US corn attractive

> S&P Global Platts analysts said weather concerns in South America and Russia-Ukraine tensions are likely to support US corn exports. They estimate US 2021-22 corn exports could be 5% above current USDA estimates, and US Gulf corn has become cheaper than Brazilian FOB.

- Date: 2022-02-02 · published 2022-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42743-analysis-supply-concerns-in-competing-countries-likely-to-make-us-corn
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Expected stronger US corn export demand tightens available supply and supports corn prices, which matters for feed grain costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-03-04 | [China boosts US agriculture purchases over ‘very tight’ soybeans supply concerns, Ukraine corn worries \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14948-china-boosts-us-agriculture-purchases-over-very-tight-soybeans-supply-concerns.md) | +0.8% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2023-03-03 | [Global corn buyers may finally be headed for US supply as competition wanes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36880-global-corn-buyers-may-finally-be-headed-for-us-supply-as-competition-wanes.md) | -1.1% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2020-02-07 | [US urea market awakens to supply shortfall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6016-us-urea-market-awakens-to-supply-shortfall.md) | -0.7% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2020-10-22 | [Grain FOB prices pushed higher by supply concerns; Soymeal lead the soy complex](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50711-grain-fob-prices-pushed-higher-by-supply-concerns-soymeal-lead-the-soy-complex.md) | +1.6% | +11.5% |
| CORN | 2018-11-05 | [Successful Marketing Leads To Additional Corn And DDGS Sales To Mexico - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62023-successful-marketing-leads-to-additional-corn-and-ddgs-sales-to-mexico-u-s.md) | +1.8% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/pt/market-insights/latest-news/agriculture/020222-analysis-supply-concerns-in-competing-countries-likely-to-make-us-corn-attractive

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