# Corn and Beans See Nice Gains Last Week

> Corn gained about 7 cents on the week, helped by light first-notice-day deliveries in the December contract and hopes for a US-China trade deal at the G20. Soybeans rose 17 to 20 cents on expectations of a trade truce or 90-day cooling-off period.

- Date: 2018-12-03 · published 2018-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5831-corn-and-beans-see-nice-gains-last-week
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Trade-truce expectations lift soybean prices by easing fears of lost Chinese demand. Doubts about ethanol margins are a bearish counterweight for corn demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-12-03 | 5 | +7.9% | 3.3 | Weekly recap attributes corn gains to light first-notice-day deliveries in December futures and trade-deal hopes, matching the 5-day window. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-08-28 | [Wheat, soybeans, corn see more gains to end bullish week - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17939-wheat-soybeans-corn-see-more-gains-to-end-bullish-week-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.6% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2020-08-14 | [Soybeans, corn post solid weekly gains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10682-soybeans-corn-post-solid-weekly-gains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.7% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2022-06-06 | [China, Beef, and Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14928-china-beef-and-corn.md) | +5.9% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2026-07-17 | [Weather helps fuel Friday gains in soybeans, corn, wheat - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10789-weather-helps-fuel-friday-gains-in-soybeans-corn-wheat-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2016-06-17 | [Weather, demand support soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10753-weather-demand-support-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -5.7% | -14.2% |
| SOY | 2026-08-28 | [Wheat, soybeans, corn see more gains to end bullish week - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17939-wheat-soybeans-corn-see-more-gains-to-end-bullish-week-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.0% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2020-08-14 | [Soybeans, corn post solid weekly gains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10682-soybeans-corn-post-solid-weekly-gains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.5% | +10.8% |
| SOY | 2026-10-28 | [Corn and Soybeans in the Green](https://feedsoft.ai/events/77-corn-and-soybeans-in-the-green.md) | -1.6% | — |

## Sources

- kdhlradio.com: https://kdhlradio.com/corn-and-beans-see-nice-gains-last-week/

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