# Grains are about to get exciting. - AIRR

> An analyst notes that the May to August period is the global weather risk window, when most of the world's grain and oilseed crops are harvested. Markets tend to rally on any sign of production problems, and Australia's crop is marketed at the end of this cycle.

- Date: 2021-04-18 · published 2021-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47559-grains-are-about-to-get-exciting-airr
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Heightened weather sensitivity in the Northern Hemisphere during the coming months can drive volatility and price rallies in global grain and oilseed markets.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-09-27 | [U.S. grains: Wheat rises to one-month top on technical buying - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8514-u-s-grains-wheat-rises-to-one-month-top-on-technical-buying-agcanada.md) | +3.2% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2024-07-31 | [Soy tumbles to 2020 lows as rains seen aiding US crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29282-soy-tumbles-to-2020-lows-as-rains-seen-aiding-us-crops.md) | -0.2% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2025-10-21 | [How Current Weather Trends Are Shaping Global Grain Production - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13048-how-current-weather-trends-are-shaping-global-grain-production-agweb.md) | +1.0% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-09-14 | [Keeping an eye on wheat weather \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39520-keeping-an-eye-on-wheat-weather-world-grain.md) | -1.4% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2026-01-22 | [Will El Niño be slow to develop? \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20953-will-el-nino-be-slow-to-develop-world-grain.md) | +1.9% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-19 | [Drought and Rain Are Reshaping Global Grain Trade Routes - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51659-drought-and-rain-are-reshaping-global-grain-trade-routes-bloomberg.md) | +3.1% | +11.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-21 | [Little Damage Expected from Freezing Temps \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47446-little-damage-expected-from-freezing-temps-feed-and-grain.md) | +4.5% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-27 | [Grain growers face a marketing mind shift \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34068-grain-growers-face-a-marketing-mind-shift-the-land-nsw.md) | -5.3% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- airr.com.au: https://airr.com.au/2021/04/19/grains-are-about-to-get-exciting/

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