# CoBank: Volatility continues to roil U.S. agricultural markets | TheFencePost.com

> CoBank's quarterly review said uncertainty over trade policy, weather and African swine fever drove volatility in U.S. agricultural markets in the third quarter. It noted that lower feed prices were supporting animal protein and dairy margins.

- Date: 2019-10-02 · published 2019-10-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56706-cobank-volatility-continues-to-roil-u-s-agricultural-markets-thefencepost-com
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower corn and feed costs improve livestock and dairy margins, which can support demand for feed inputs while the trade outlook stays uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-07-12 | [USDA Reports Cause Grain, Soybean Markets to Continue to Plunge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4307-usda-reports-cause-grain-soybean-markets-to-continue-to-plunge.md) | -13.6% | -16.3% |
| CORN | 2024-01-08 | [Unpacking the agriculture market's 2023 performance and forecasting 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11087-unpacking-the-agriculture-market-s-2023-performance-and-forecasting-2024.md) | -2.2% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2018-09-14 | [Farming News - Markets continuing to adjust their position after USDA report contains some surprises](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62990-farming-news-markets-continuing-to-adjust-their-position-after-usda-report.md) | +2.4% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2025-12-01 | [Seasonal conditions \| Agricultural Commodities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21413-seasonal-conditions-agricultural-commodities.md) | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2024-03-01 | [Seasonal conditions \| Agricultural Commodities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31123-seasonal-conditions-agricultural-commodities.md) | +4.5% | +5.7% |

## Sources

- thefencepost.com: https://www.thefencepost.com/news/cobank-volatility-continues-to-roil-u-s-agricultural-markets/

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