
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 113.3 points in January 2021, up 4.3% from December and the highest since July 2014. Maize prices rose 11.2% in the month on tight US supply and Chinese purchases, and wheat and barley also rose.
Rising global cereal prices, led by maize, raise the cost of feed ingredients. Reduced Russian wheat sales expected after the March export duty increase could keep wheat firm.
After 1,040 past bullish report events, Corn moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -0.9% to +2.0%), and +0.8% over 20.
After 769 past bullish report events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.0%), and +0.2% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.