# Grains and Cattle End Lower: What’s Pressuring Markets Beyond Tariff Uncertainty?

> Grain and cattle markets closed lower on Wednesday as tariff news continued to shift, with 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico delayed to April 2 and new 25% tariffs announced on the European Union. Traders awaited the USDA Ag Outlook Forum, where the trade expects 93.5 million corn acres and 84.5 million soybean acres.

- Date: 2025-02-26 · published 2025-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6194-grains-and-cattle-end-lower-what-s-pressuring-markets-beyond-tariff-uncertainty
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of more corn and fewer soybean acres point to ample supply, and tariff uncertainty threatens export demand, which together weigh on grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-28 | 5 | -5.5% | -3.1 | Tariff headlines (new 25% EU tariffs, Mexico/Canada delay) and expected higher US corn acres pressured grains on Feb 26. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-06-26 | [Supreme Court ruling, Midwest rains pressure US corn and soya - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46610-supreme-court-ruling-midwest-rains-pressure-us-corn-and-soya-markets-business.md) | +5.3% | -5.8% |
| CORN | 2022-08-26 | [Uncertainty surrounds Mexico’s decree banning GM corn \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40006-uncertainty-surrounds-mexico-s-decree-banning-gm-corn-world-grain.md) | +0.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2026-06-29 | [Russia Extends Zero Wheat Export Duties, Pressuring Black Sea and Polish Grain Prices — CMB News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14109-russia-extends-zero-wheat-export-duties-pressuring-black-sea-and-polish-grain.md) | +2.8% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2025-01-23 | [China’s yuan slips on worries over Trump tariff plans, pre-holiday dollar demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9598-china-s-yuan-slips-on-worries-over-trump-tariff-plans-pre-holiday-dollar-demand.md) | +1.4% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2019-08-21 | [Lacking US biofuel demand undermining grain prices: Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57687-lacking-us-biofuel-demand-undermining-grain-prices-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +1.9% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2021-06-26 | [Supreme Court ruling, Midwest rains pressure US corn and soya - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46610-supreme-court-ruling-midwest-rains-pressure-us-corn-and-soya-markets-business.md) | +9.2% | +6.2% |
| SOY | 2026-01-30 | [Biofuels policy uncertainty continues to pressure soybean demand and prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15056-biofuels-policy-uncertainty-continues-to-pressure-soybean-demand-and-prices.md) | +3.7% | +7.9% |
| SOY | 2025-01-23 | [China’s yuan slips on worries over Trump tariff plans, pre-holiday dollar demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9598-china-s-yuan-slips-on-worries-over-trump-tariff-plans-pre-holiday-dollar-demand.md) | +0.4% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/markets/market-analysis/grains-and-cattle-end-lower-whats-pressuring-markets-beyond-tariffs

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