# ANALYSIS: Corn buyers unlikely to get reprieve from higher prices in 2021-22 | S&P Global

> S&P Global analysis says corn buyers are unlikely to see relief from higher prices in 2021-22. It reports no near-term easing of corn supply risks and expects La Nina to return in spring and persist through summer. It also puts China's corn supply-demand gap at around 32 million mt in 2022.

- Date: 2021-08-30 · published 2021-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45596-analysis-corn-buyers-unlikely-to-get-reprieve-from-higher-prices-in-2021-22-s
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A tight global corn balance and a likely China shortfall support corn prices and keep feed costs elevated for buyers into the next marketing year.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-24 | [US corn belt storms set to hike maize prices \| Analysis & Features \| The Grocer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59123-us-corn-belt-storms-set-to-hike-maize-prices-analysis-and-features-the-grocer.md) | +7.1% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2025-03-25 | [Global corn stocks low and falling - prices to rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25595-global-corn-stocks-low-and-falling-prices-to-rise.md) | -1.5% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2017-06-09 | [DDG Prices Driven Higher by Rise in Corn Futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70594-ddg-prices-driven-higher-by-rise-in-corn-futures.md) | -1.0% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2023-09-28 | [Risks to global food commodity prices from El Niño](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33997-risks-to-global-food-commodity-prices-from-el-nino.md) | +1.1% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2026-08-27 | [European corn, soybean meal prices near historic highs amid supply concerns \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17959-european-corn-soybean-meal-prices-near-historic-highs-amid-supply-concerns-s.md) | +1.2% | +5.8% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/083021-analysis-corn-buyers-unlikely-to-get-reprieve-from-higher-prices-in-2021-22

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