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US grain and soybean futures hit multi-week lows on August 31 as Hurricane Ida caused power outages and damage to Gulf Coast export facilities. Cargill's elevator was damaged, ADM closed New Orleans operations, and CHS warned a facility may lack power for weeks.
The Gulf Coast handles about 60% of US exports, so prolonged closures would delay shipments and widen basis, pressuring cash prices while raising freight costs for feed buyers.
grainews.caTom Polansek, GFM Network NewsAug 31, 2021After 359 past bearish logistics events, Corn moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -1.5% to +1.5%), and -0.5% over 20.
After 297 past bearish logistics events, Soybeans moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.5% to +1.8%), and +0.7% over 20.
After 137 past bearish logistics events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -2.2% to +1.0%), and +0.0% 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.
