# After the Bell | Corn hits contract low in ugly week for grain markets - Pro Farmer

> July corn fell 7 cents to $4.17 1/2, a contract low, and lost 29 1/4 cents for the week. July soybeans hit a four-month low and soymeal a nearly four-month low, while July SRW and HRW wheat hit seven-week lows. A rally in the US dollar added pressure across grains and oilseeds.

- Date: 2026-06-05 · published 2026-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5197-after-the-bell-corn-hits-contract-low-in-ugly-week-for-grain-markets-pro-farmer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Broad selling and a stronger dollar lower export competitiveness and reduce feed grain and oilseed meal values.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-06-05 | 5 | -5.5% | -3.4 | July corn fell to a contract low, down 29 1/4 cents on the week, with a stronger US dollar adding pressure; this directly describes the move. |
| SBM | 2026-06-08 | 5 | -7.8% | -3.2 | Pro Farmer's weekly wrap shows soymeal at a nearly four-month low during the window as grains sold off and a stronger dollar added pressure. |
| SOY | 2026-06-04 | 5 | -5.5% | -2.9 | Soybeans hit four-month lows and a stronger US dollar pressured grains and oilseeds, confirming the broad selloff. |
| SBM | 2026-06-08 | 1 | -8.1% | -7.1 | Soymeal hit a nearly four-month low on June 5 amid a US dollar rally and broad grain weakness, setting up downside momentum and technical selling into June 8. |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/after-bell/after-bell-corn-hits-contract-low-ugly-week-grain-markets

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