# Corn prices rise sharply amidst crop progress and planting uncertainties | Economic Research Service

> The corn spot price rose sharply in May as USDA crop progress reports showed planting falling behind multi-year averages. By early June, prices were nearly a dollar above early-May levels, an increase of over 20 percent and the highest since June 2016. Only about 67 percent of expected 2019 corn acres were planted by the first week of June.

- Date: 2019-06-28 · published 2019-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58629-corn-prices-rise-sharply-amidst-crop-progress-and-planting-uncertainties
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Slow planting raises the risk of prevented or late-planted acres, which tightens expected supply and supports corn prices. Higher corn costs also squeeze feed margins for livestock buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-07-09 | [Corn, Sorghum Prices Rally On Crop Uncertainty - Corn South](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58154-corn-sorghum-prices-rally-on-crop-uncertainty-corn-south.md) | +0.3% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2025-02-18 | [Corn Prices Rise Amid Supply Concerns and Strong Exports — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26085-corn-prices-rise-amid-supply-concerns-and-strong-exports-tradingview-news.md) | -4.4% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2021-07-22 | [Barley prices in Ukraine accelerated growth amid a sharp rise in the price of wheat and corn -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12497-barley-prices-in-ukraine-accelerated-growth-amid-a-sharp-rise-in-the-price-of.md) | -2.8% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2018-07-28 | [Grain price: Rise continues; low supply a cause for concern - Agriland.ie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12411-grain-price-rise-continues-low-supply-a-cause-for-concern-agriland-ie.md) | +1.3% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2026-04-02 | [Raising energy and fertilizer prices and upcoming El Niño main concerns to farming  - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19632-raising-energy-and-fertilizer-prices-and-upcoming-el-nino-main-concerns-to.md) | -1.6% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: http://ers.usda.gov/data-products/charts-of-note/chart-detail?chartId=93366

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