# Slow news day sends corn, soy prices lower – The Seam

> Corn and soybean prices fell in a quiet session with little new demand news. Nutrien is weighing a potash capacity increase in response to sanctions on Russia and Belarus, and says the Ukraine war may not alter trade flows enough to justify more investment.

- Date: 2022-05-03 · published 2022-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5843-slow-news-day-sends-corn-soy-prices-lower-the-seam
- Commodities: [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Sanctions on Russian and Belarusian potash constrain global supply, supporting fertilizer prices, while uncertainty over new capacity keeps input costs elevated for growers.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-11-28 | [China’s COVID protests sink soy, corn prices - Beachner Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12215-china-s-covid-protests-sink-soy-corn-prices-beachner-grain.md) | -5.0% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2026-06-16 | [Corn, Wheat And Soy All See Prices Drop On Prospect Of US-Iran Deal \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18835-corn-wheat-and-soy-all-see-prices-drop-on-prospect-of-us-iran-deal-esm-magazine.md) | -0.8% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2025-07-02 | [Farmers Can't Catch a Break: Fertilizer Prices, Compared to Corn Prices, Are Now Some of the Worst in History - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23691-farmers-can-t-catch-a-break-fertilizer-prices-compared-to-corn-prices-are-now.md) | -3.1% | -4.1% |
| CORN | 2026-10-23 | [Wheat prices fall to 14-week low on Black Sea hopes \| Peepals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/449-wheat-prices-fall-to-14-week-low-on-black-sea-hopes-peepals.md) | -0.6% | — |
| CORN | 2022-02-25 | [Wheat closes 75¢ lower, corn falls 35¢, soybeans plunge 69¢. Friday, February 25, 2022 28.02.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8525-wheat-closes-75-lower-corn-falls-35-soybeans-plunge-69-friday-february-25-2022.md) | +6.6% | +10.3% |
| SOY | 2022-11-28 | [China’s COVID protests sink soy, corn prices - Beachner Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12215-china-s-covid-protests-sink-soy-corn-prices-beachner-grain.md) | +0.2% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2026-06-16 | [Corn, Wheat And Soy All See Prices Drop On Prospect Of US-Iran Deal \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18835-corn-wheat-and-soy-all-see-prices-drop-on-prospect-of-us-iran-deal-esm-magazine.md) | -0.2% | +7.4% |
| SOY | 2022-02-25 | [Wheat closes 75¢ lower, corn falls 35¢, soybeans plunge 69¢. Friday, February 25, 2022 28.02.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8525-wheat-closes-75-lower-corn-falls-35-soybeans-plunge-69-friday-february-25-2022.md) | +1.1% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- theseam.com: https://www.theseam.com/slow-news-day-sends-corn-soy-prices-lower/

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