
Chicago grain and soybean futures fell on Monday after favourable rains in the US Farm Belt, with Iowa and Minnesota crops benefiting. Traders also assessed disruptions to US crop exports from Hurricane Ida, and Cargill said Ida damaged a Louisiana terminal.
The USDA rated 60% of the corn crop good to excellent.
Improved moisture and harvest-related supply expectations weigh on corn and soybean prices, while Ida-related export disruptions offset some of that pressure by slowing shipments.
After 363 past bearish weather events, Soybeans moved a median -0.6% over 5 sessions (42% higher; middle half -2.5% to +1.1%), and -0.2% over 20.
After 357 past bearish weather events, Corn moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -2.2% to +1.3%), and -0.5% over 20.
After 639 past weather events, Soybean Meal moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.9% to +2.3%), and -0.0% 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.