# Grains Mixed, Trade Attempts to Sort Through China Rumors

> Grain futures traded mixed on March 14, 2019, as traders weighed China trade rumors. Wider market attention turned to British Parliament's vote blocking a no-deal Brexit exit from the EU, and managed funds remained heavily short.

- Date: 2019-03-14 · published 2019-03-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6537-grains-mixed-trade-attempts-to-sort-through-china-rumors
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy speculative short positions leave grains vulnerable to sharp rallies if China trade news improves. Export sales figures due the next morning will be key for corn and wheat demand expectations.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- KWHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-28 | [Grains fall as traders seek China buying signs after tariff cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14545-grains-fall-as-traders-seek-china-buying-signs-after-tariff-cuts.md) | -0.4% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2018-11-14 | [Amid Trade Spat With US, China To Boost Grain Import From Belt And Road Nations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61934-amid-trade-spat-with-us-china-to-boost-grain-import-from-belt-and-road-nations.md) | -0.7% | +7.1% |
| CORN | 2017-04-14 | [China’s corn imports to go through seamless drop - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71365-china-s-corn-imports-to-go-through-seamless-drop-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -2.5% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2019-04-05 | [APROSOJA SIGNS TERM TO TRANSPORT GRAINS THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL – WILLIAMS SERVIÇOS MARÍTIMOS LTDA.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59498-aprosoja-signs-term-to-transport-grains-through-the-panama-canal-williams.md) | -1.7% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2019-05-08 | [Texas sorghum growers keeping nervous eye on Trump’s China trade threat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59151-texas-sorghum-growers-keeping-nervous-eye-on-trump-s-china-trade-threat.md) | +0.3% | +10.5% |
| SOY | 2018-09-20 | [As U.S.-China trade row grows, India urges China to drop meal import ban: sources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63013-as-u-s-china-trade-row-grows-india-urges-china-to-drop-meal-import-ban-sources.md) | +2.4% | +6.7% |
| SOY | 2019-04-05 | [APROSOJA SIGNS TERM TO TRANSPORT GRAINS THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL – WILLIAMS SERVIÇOS MARÍTIMOS LTDA.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59498-aprosoja-signs-term-to-transport-grains-through-the-panama-canal-williams.md) | -1.2% | -8.5% |
| SOY | 2023-09-08 | [Ag groups want to decrease reliance on China \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34092-ag-groups-want-to-decrease-reliance-on-china-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.1% | -4.8% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2019/03/14/grains-mixed-trade-attempts-sort

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