
A Farm Progress policy report reviews the $12 billion 2018 trade aid package, including $1.65 per bushel for soybeans and smaller payments for sorghum and wheat. It notes the outlook for 2020 is uncertain and includes the promise of additional aid if markets do not improve.
Trade losses and the prospect of more aid frame the US export outlook for grains and oilseeds, with slow recovery in trade flows keeping prices under pressure.
After 803 past bearish trade events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.7%), and +0.9% over 20.
After 683 past bearish trade events, Corn moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.6%), and +0.3% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.