# Options pricing is corn market’s lie detector test

> USDA's acreage report cut corn plantings more than expected, and weather models are calling for hotter, drier conditions around pollination. Options premiums are cited as a gauge of whether the rally has real conviction. Corn futures rallied sharply on Monday and Tuesday.

- Date: 2020-06-30 · published 2020-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52656-options-pricing-is-corn-market-s-lie-detector-test
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-driven upside risk and a smaller acreage base support corn prices into July. Feed buyers should watch options volatility and forecasts for pollination-period heat.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-02-17 | [Best practice for managing risk in the corn market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66522-best-practice-for-managing-risk-in-the-corn-market.md) | -0.1% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2026-02-13 | [Argentina's drought continues to hit corn, soy \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13809-argentina-s-drought-continues-to-hit-corn-soy-latest-market-news.md) | -1.1% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2021-03-05 | [USA: drought conditions persist in many top corn growing states](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47956-usa-drought-conditions-persist-in-many-top-corn-growing-states.md) | +5.1% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2020-10-22 | [The raw material corn is soaring, the lysine and threonine markets jump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50570-the-raw-material-corn-is-soaring-the-lysine-and-threonine-markets-jump.md) | +1.6% | +11.5% |
| CORN | 2017-05-01 | [U.S. Corn Futures Review & Outlook: Planting Progress Update - See It Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10484-u-s-corn-futures-review-and-outlook-planting-progress-update-see-it-market.md) | +1.1% | +4.2% |
| SOY | 2026-02-13 | [Argentina's drought continues to hit corn, soy \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13809-argentina-s-drought-continues-to-hit-corn-soy-latest-market-news.md) | +0.0% | +6.5% |
| SOY | 2022-02-17 | [Why is the price of vegetable oil surging? - Marketplace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8759-why-is-the-price-of-vegetable-oil-surging-marketplace.md) | +4.7% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2019-05-21 | [Wet US conditions boost corn wheat prices \| Saxo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5630-wet-us-conditions-boost-corn-wheat-prices-saxo.md) | +2.9% | +9.8% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/options-pricing-is-corn-market-s-lie-detector-test

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