# Column: Cloudy outlook for grains | Business | journalgazette.net

> A column notes that wet fields and rain are slowing US corn and soybean planting, with late-planted crops likely to yield less. It reports rumors of a $16 billion aid package paying per-bushel rates and says corn traded near $4 while soybeans fell near a 10-year low.

- Date: 2019-05-24 · published 2019-05-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5442-column-cloudy-outlook-for-grains-business-journalgazette-net
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Late planting and expected shifts toward soybeans point to a tighter corn balance and a larger bean glut, creating divergent price pressure across feed grains and oilseed meals.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-11-06 | [Column: Soybeans blast to 4-year high \| Business \| journalgazette.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12428-column-soybeans-blast-to-4-year-high-business-journalgazette-net.md) | -1.6% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2019-05-17 | [Column: Corn prices jump as soggy fields delay planting \| Business \| journalgazette.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12130-column-corn-prices-jump-as-soggy-fields-delay-planting-business-journalgazette.md) | +1.6% | +9.9% |
| CORN | 2021-05-05 | [?Perfect storm? for grain futures, market analyst says \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11305-perfect-storm-for-grain-futures-market-analyst-says-iowa-agribusiness-radio.md) | +1.4% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2024-05-17 | [Wheat rises on Russian crop woes, but US production outlook limits gains - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4593-wheat-rises-on-russian-crop-woes-but-us-production-outlook-limits-gains-markets.md) | +1.2% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2020-07-02 | [Corn holds near 3-1/2 month peak as crop outlook, demand assessed - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12776-corn-holds-near-3-1-2-month-peak-as-crop-outlook-demand-assessed-markets.md) | +0.9% | -6.0% |
| SOY | 2019-05-17 | [Column: Corn prices jump as soggy fields delay planting \| Business \| journalgazette.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12130-column-corn-prices-jump-as-soggy-fields-delay-planting-business-journalgazette.md) | -2.2% | +6.8% |
| SOY | 2026-06-02 | [Chicago grain falls as US weather lifts crop outlook - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10648-chicago-grain-falls-as-us-weather-lifts-crop-outlook-markets-business-recorder.md) | -5.5% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2016-06-23 | [Corn drops for 4th day as rains boost U.S. crop outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9744-corn-drops-for-4th-day-as-rains-boost-u-s-crop-outlook.md) | +0.6% | -9.2% |

## Sources

- journalgazette.net: https://www.journalgazette.net/business/column-cloudy-outlook-for-grains/article_f490ecc9-3519-5a11-82c8-71394d693eaa.html

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