# WCU Dollar trade tiff driving commodities | Saxo

> Commodities were roughly unchanged on the week, with energy and metals offset by lower grain prices. The USDA's September WASDE raised the corn yield to a record 181 bu/acre and confirmed a large soybean crop, and all three major grains fell on the report.

- Date: 2018-08-31 · published 2018-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63466-wcu-dollar-trade-tiff-driving-commodities-saxo
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A record corn yield and a bumper soybean crop add ample supply, putting downward pressure on corn, soybean and wheat prices for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- home.saxo: https://www.home.saxo/content/articles/commodities/wcu-dollar-trade-tiff-driving-commodities-14092018

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