
INTL FCStone estimates Brazil's first 2019/20 corn crop at 25.75 million tons, 3.4% below expectations, after Rio Grande do Sul's forecast fell 20% to 4.8 million tons due to hot, dry weather. FCStone also nudged its soybean forecast up to 121.76 million tons.
A smaller Brazilian corn crop reduces export competition and supports global corn prices, while the slightly higher soybean estimate is a modest offset.
After 1,040 past bullish report events, Corn moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -0.9% to +2.0%), and +0.8% over 20.
After 563 past neutral report events, Soybeans moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.6%), and -0.1% over 20.
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.