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NOAA's December 2019 ENSO update says neutral conditions are solidly in place in the tropical Pacific. Forecasters give a 70% chance neutral persists through winter and 65% through spring.
Neutral ENSO conditions reduce the likelihood of a major weather shock to South American or Australian crops in the near term, so this is a mildly bearish backdrop for weather premium in grains and oilseeds.
content-drupal.climate.govTom Di LibertoDec 12, 2019After 445 past neutral weather events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.6%), and +0.7% over 20.
After 324 past neutral weather events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.7%), and +0.7% over 20.
After 224 past neutral weather events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.5%), and +0.4% 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.
