# U.S. corn, soy futures rise on strong exports; wheat firm on weather woes | Financial Post

> CBOT November soybeans rose about 7 cents to $10.61 a bushel and December corn gained 1.5 cents to $4.06 on strong export demand, with wheat firming on dry weather in U.S., Russian and global growing areas. USDA also reported a flash sale of 132,000 tonnes of soybeans to unknown destinations, the sixth straight day of corn or soybean flash sales.

- Date: 2020-10-20 · published 2020-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50664-u-s-corn-soy-futures-rise-on-strong-exports-wheat-firm-on-weather-woes
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Consistent flash sales show ongoing export demand that tightens near-term supplies, supporting corn, soybean and wheat prices for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-08-03 | [U.S. wheat futures fall on U.S. export woes; corn, soybeans firm \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51658-u-s-wheat-futures-fall-on-u-s-export-woes-corn-soybeans-firm-financial-post.md) | -1.4% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2025-12-03 | [US corn futures rise on strong export sales](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21540-us-corn-futures-rise-on-strong-export-sales.md) | +0.7% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2019-12-12 | [Corn, wheat, soy rally on U.S.-China trade hopes, export demand \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6298-corn-wheat-soy-rally-on-u-s-china-trade-hopes-export-demand-financial-post.md) | +5.5% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2020-07-16 | [Soy, corn higher on improving export demand for U.S. supplies \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52159-soy-corn-higher-on-improving-export-demand-for-u-s-supplies-financial-post.md) | +0.8% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2021-03-17 | [Corn lingers around over one-week high on strong export demand \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10762-corn-lingers-around-over-one-week-high-on-strong-export-demand-financial-post.md) | +11.0% | +14.2% |
| SOY | 2020-08-03 | [U.S. wheat futures fall on U.S. export woes; corn, soybeans firm \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51658-u-s-wheat-futures-fall-on-u-s-export-woes-corn-soybeans-firm-financial-post.md) | -3.0% | +5.9% |
| SOY | 2020-03-20 | [U.S. wheat, soy rise after export deals; corn sags on ethanol woes \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6108-u-s-wheat-soy-rise-after-export-deals-corn-sags-on-ethanol-woes-financial-post.md) | +4.4% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2019-12-12 | [Corn, wheat, soy rally on U.S.-China trade hopes, export demand \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6298-corn-wheat-soy-rally-on-u-s-china-trade-hopes-export-demand-financial-post.md) | +3.9% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/u-s-corn-soy-futures-rise-on-strong-exports-wheat-firm-on-weather-woes

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