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Stewart Peterson's market adviser says three August weather events, including the derecho, heat and dryness, shifted the soybean outlook from bearish to potentially bullish. Many Midwest states recorded about half of normal August rainfall during the critical pod-filling stage.
November soybean futures returned near $9.25, a level not seen since early March, and funds are long roughly 100,000 contracts.
Crop losses during pod fill and a rally to pre-COVID levels raise soybean costs and make soybean meal supplies tighter for feed buyers.
farmprogress.comNaomi BlohmAug 27, 2020After 1,079 past bullish weather events, Soybeans moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.0%), and +0.9% over 20.
After 453 past bullish weather events, Soybean Meal moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.6% to +2.7%), and +0.5% 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.
Dry August and derecho damage during pod-filling shifted the soybean outlook bullish, pushing November futures to about $9.25 on the final day of the window.
