# 10 Factors Affecting Farm Commodity Markets - ProAg

> ProAg's Bobby Coats lists 10 factors affecting farm commodity markets during the pandemic. He cites slowing global growth, trade policy uncertainty around the Phase 1 China deal, and weak grain and cotton fundamentals as global production outstrips demand.

- Date: 2020-04-17 · published 2020-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53694-10-factors-affecting-farm-commodity-markets-proag
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Broad bearish fundamentals for grains and cotton with demand destruction from restaurant closures weigh on feed prices, though this is analysis rather than a new event.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- proag.com: https://www.proag.com/news/10-factors-affecting-farm-commodity-markets/

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