# Market Perspectives – August 27, 2020 - Page 7 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council

> Argentina's grain inspectors planned a 36-hour strike over wage talks, and Brazil's Conab forecast 2020/21 corn output at 112.9 MMT versus 102.1 MMT a year earlier. Brazil's corn export pace slowed in August but remained a record, and the government waived the import tariff to temper inflation.

- Date: 2020-08-27 · published 2020-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51503-market-perspectives-august-27-2020-page-7-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A larger Brazilian corn crop and export flow ease global corn supply, while Argentine port strikes can delay shipments and support nearby prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-08-31 | [Market Perspectives August 31, 2017 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69349-market-perspectives-august-31-2017-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | +3.9% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2018-08-30 | [Market Perspectives - August 30, 2018 - Page 9 of 11 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63426-market-perspectives-august-30-2018-page-9-of-11-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2020-07-23 | [Market Perspectives – July 23, 2020 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52018-market-perspectives-july-23-2020-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | -1.9% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2017-06-29 | [Market Perspectives June 29, 2017 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70388-market-perspectives-june-29-2017-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | +5.9% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2024-09-19 | [Market Perspectives - September 19, 2024 - Page 6 of 7 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16999-market-perspectives-september-19-2024-page-6-of-7-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | -0.7% | -2.4% |
| SBM | 2023-06-22 | [Market Perspectives – June 22, 2023 - Page 9 of 9 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35383-market-perspectives-june-22-2023-page-9-of-9-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | -7.3% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2022-03-24 | [DDGS Weekly Market Report – March 24, 2022 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42380-ddgs-weekly-market-report-march-24-2022-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | -2.7% | -3.8% |
| SBM | 2022-07-28 | [DDGS Weekly Market Report – July 28, 2022 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11491-ddgs-weekly-market-report-july-28-2022-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | -0.9% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/market_perspectives/market-perspectives-august-27-2020/6/
- grains.org: https://grains.org/market_perspectives/market-perspectives-august-27-2020/7/

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