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Wheat led grain markets higher overnight after snow, sleet and frost damaged HRW areas, and heavy rain hit SRW regions. Kansas wheat rose 28.5 cents and CBOT wheat rose 23.75 cents, while corn and soybeans also gained.
Crop damage concerns and disease risk from wet conditions support grain prices, and funds that had built large short positions are exposed to a squeeze.
graincentral.comGuest AuthorMay 1, 2017After 322 past bullish weather events, Wheat (HRW) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -2.5% to +3.2%), and +1.0% over 20.
After 1,072 past bullish weather events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.3%), and +0.3% over 20.
After 1,465 past bullish weather events, Corn moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.9%), and +0.9% over 20.
After 1,079 past bullish weather events, Soybeans moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.0%), and +0.9% 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.
Wire describes overnight gains in corn alongside wheat after storms and heavy rain; wheat leadership spilled over to corn, though dated one session later.
