# Go Behind the Chinese Grain Market Rally of 2020/21 | StoneX

> StoneX describes the 2020/21 grain rally, which took corn and soybean prices from decade lows in August 2020 to seven-year highs. Drivers included USDA stock revisions, a flash drought, a derecho, and record Chinese demand, which StoneX links mainly to a faster-than-expected hog herd recovery.

- Date: 2021-02-21 · published 2021-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48628-go-behind-the-chinese-grain-market-rally-of-2020-21-stonex
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Tight US soybean stocks and strong Chinese feed demand keep corn and soybean prices supported, and the analysis points to hog herd rebuilding as the key demand driver.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-09-08 | [Who owns all the grain? — This week in the grain market - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69006-who-owns-all-the-grain-this-week-in-the-grain-market-realagriculture.md) | -0.4% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2026-09-25 | [What’s behind the latest surge in grain and oilseed prices?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17495-what-s-behind-the-latest-surge-in-grain-and-oilseed-prices.md) | -0.3% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2022-06-23 | [Wild 2022 in grain markets sparks 2008 comparisons \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40978-wild-2022-in-grain-markets-sparks-2008-comparisons-reuters.md) | +1.6% | -10.7% |
| CORN | 2019-06-17 | [FX Talking: The beginning of the end of the dollar’s rally \| reports \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9810-fx-talking-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-dollar-s-rally-reports-ing-think.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2016-12-05 | [The good oil on grain prices… - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73542-the-good-oil-on-grain-prices-grain-central.md) | +4.1% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2017-09-08 | [Who owns all the grain? — This week in the grain market - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69006-who-owns-all-the-grain-this-week-in-the-grain-market-realagriculture.md) | +0.4% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2026-09-25 | [What’s behind the latest surge in grain and oilseed prices?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17495-what-s-behind-the-latest-surge-in-grain-and-oilseed-prices.md) | -2.5% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2019-06-17 | [FX Talking: The beginning of the end of the dollar’s rally \| reports \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9810-fx-talking-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-dollar-s-rally-reports-ing-think.md) | +0.7% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- stonex.com: https://www.stonex.com/en-us/insights/the-great-grain-rally/

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