# Corn, bean harvest advancing ahead of average | Crops | leadertelegram.com

> Corn and soybean harvests were moving ahead of the average pace, with quarterly stocks numbers and trade developments dominating the market. China reportedly postponed trade talks with the US until after the midterm elections, and Japan opened talks with the US.

- Date: 2018-10-08 · published 2018-10-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62485-corn-bean-harvest-advancing-ahead-of-average-crops-leadertelegram-com
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

China delaying trade talks prolongs uncertainty over US soybean export demand, which is bearish for soybeans and soymeal. Japanese talks offer a modest offset.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-05-22 | [Trade focusing on exports, global corn competition \| Crops \| leadertelegram.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70866-trade-focusing-on-exports-global-corn-competition-crops-leadertelegram-com.md) | -2.8% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2018-11-21 | [Harvesting in a trade war - U.S. crops rot as storage costs soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11727-harvesting-in-a-trade-war-u-s-crops-rot-as-storage-costs-soar.md) | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2018-09-24 | [Trade war means much of America's soybean harvest will go unsold - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63065-trade-war-means-much-of-america-s-soybean-harvest-will-go-unsold-upi-com.md) | -0.2% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2018-07-02 | [China shuns U.S. crops ahead of deadline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63901-china-shuns-u-s-crops-ahead-of-deadline.md) | -0.8% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2025-04-16 | [Commodity Crop Sector Outlook for Harvest 2025 - Brown&Co](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25053-commodity-crop-sector-outlook-for-harvest-2025-brown-and-co.md) | +0.4% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2019-10-28 | [Harvest begins across the country \| Market Columns \| leadertelegram.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56407-harvest-begins-across-the-country-market-columns-leadertelegram-com.md) | -1.3% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2024-08-01 | [AgriMarketing.com - Ag Industry Experts Discuss The Latest In Mexico's Ban Of GM Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28747-agrimarketing-com-ag-industry-experts-discuss-the-latest-in-mexico-s-ban-of-gm.md) | -0.1% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2018-03-26 | [Corn and Beans Lower On China Trade Talk.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66033-corn-and-beans-lower-on-china-trade-talk.md) | +3.8% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- leadertelegram.com: https://www.leadertelegram.com/country-today/farm/crops/corn-bean-harvest-advancing-ahead-of-average/article_76c1bbc3-8d1b-5ce4-bd33-42cae67f5665.html

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