Farmers Rely on Corn for Cash Flow as Soybeans Stuff Storage Space

After 803 past bearish trade events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.7%), and +0.9% over 20.

• Mar 1, 2018Farmers Worry About Trade Retaliation in Soybeans, RFS Tradeoffs for Corn+1.0%
• Oct 12, 2018Trade War Drives Farmers to Corn as China Shuns US Soybeans - TT+0.6%
• Jun 27, 2018Can USDA Stretch Corn, Soybean Farmers' Safety Net With Tariff Relief?-2.7%
• Mar 2, 2019As trade war wears on, U.S. soybean farmers start to worry that China's demand won't return-1.7%
• Aug 26, 2025$8 Soybeans? That's the Reality for Some Farmers as China Remains Absent From Buying - AgWeb+0.0%

After 683 past bearish trade events, Corn moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.6%), and +0.3% over 20.

• Oct 12, 2018Trade War Drives Farmers to Corn as China Shuns US Soybeans - TT+2.4%
• Jun 27, 2018Can USDA Stretch Corn, Soybean Farmers' Safety Net With Tariff Relief?-1.3%
• Oct 31, 2024Impact of Renewed China-U.S. Tariffs on U.S. Agriculture: Consequences for Corn and Soybean Farmers - Kentucky Corn Growers Association+2.2%
• Apr 20, 2025China halted orders for U.S. soybeans and corn before tariff escalation - Nikkei Asia-0.1%
• Aug 21, 2019Argentina farmer soybean, corn sales for export more than double as peso falls - Benison Media+1.9%