# Grains Plunge Monday: Is a Bigger Correction Coming?

> Grain futures fell on Monday as end-of-month fund positioning, profit-taking and tariff concerns pressured markets, while hogs also declined and cattle rallied. The U.S. imposed a fee on Chinese vessels at U.S. ports and a 30-day extension on 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada was nearing expiry.

- Date: 2025-02-24 · published 2025-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6192-grains-plunge-monday-is-a-bigger-correction-coming
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Trade tensions raise uncertainty over export demand, and a fee on Chinese shipping could raise freight costs, adding pressure to grain prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-24 | 1 | -3.5% | -5.4 | Same-day grain plunge on Monday 2025-02-24 from end-of-month fund positioning, profit-taking and tariff worries directly explains the sharp one-day corn drop. |
| CORN | 2025-02-28 | 5 | -5.5% | -3.1 | Feb 24 grain plunge from fund month-end positioning, profit-taking and looming Mexico/Canada tariff expiry directly drove corn lower within the window. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-01-11 | [U.S. Grains Council on China actions - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72865-u-s-grains-council-on-china-actions-morning-ag-clips.md) | +0.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2025-01-28 | [Panamax Pain as China's Grain Imports Plunge 51%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26705-panamax-pain-as-china-s-grain-imports-plunge-51.md) | +0.7% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2022-12-05 | [Wheat plunges to 3-month low on export competition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6642-wheat-plunges-to-3-month-low-on-export-competition.md) | -0.2% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2018-08-28 | [China Grain Imports Plunge Amidst Tariffs - Southeast AgNET](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63421-china-grain-imports-plunge-amidst-tariffs-southeast-agnet.md) | +0.8% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2020-07-21 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans trim back on improved crop conditions - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6210-u-s-grains-soybeans-trim-back-on-improved-crop-conditions-grainews.md) | -0.3% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2025-01-28 | [Panamax Pain as China's Grain Imports Plunge 51%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26705-panamax-pain-as-china-s-grain-imports-plunge-51.md) | +1.3% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2019-03-22 | [U.S. grains: Corn up on China buying, flood worries - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9642-u-s-grains-corn-up-on-china-buying-flood-worries-grainews.md) | -2.3% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 2020-07-21 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans trim back on improved crop conditions - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6210-u-s-grains-soybeans-trim-back-on-improved-crop-conditions-grainews.md) | +0.4% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/markets/market-analysis/grains-plunge-it-just-profit-taking-or-bigger-correction-store

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