# Grain market week in review - March 15, 2019

> Grain futures rebounded in mid-March 2019 after hitting new yearly lows, with traders focused on US-China trade talks. Flooding continued on the Ohio River and a large upper Midwest snowpack, while cool, wet weather threatened to delay Midwest fieldwork.

- Date: 2019-03-15 · published 2019-03-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6538-grain-market-week-in-review-march-15-2019
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Wet conditions and possible planting delays raise the risk of reduced early corn and soybean acreage, supporting prices. Ongoing China trade negotiations remain the main swing factor for demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-03-18 | 1 | +2.2% | 3.1 | Mid-March rebound from yearly lows with wet, cool Midwest weather and flooding threatening fieldwork supports short-covering in wheat heading into March 18. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-24 | [Grain market week in review - May 24, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10897-grain-market-week-in-review-may-24-2019.md) | +7.1% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2023-07-25 | [Grain market review: Coarse grains \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35123-grain-market-review-coarse-grains-world-grain.md) | -13.4% | -17.1% |
| CORN | 2025-02-25 | [Grain market review: Coarse grains \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26079-grain-market-review-coarse-grains-world-grain.md) | -5.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2022-05-26 | [Grain market review: Coarse grains \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41458-grain-market-review-coarse-grains-world-grain.md) | -4.6% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2019-05-07 | [Morning Market Review for May 7, 2019 - HighLine Grain Growers, Inc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7492-morning-market-review-for-may-7-2019-highline-grain-growers-inc.md) | -1.5% | +10.7% |
| SOY | 2019-05-24 | [Grain market week in review - May 24, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10897-grain-market-week-in-review-may-24-2019.md) | +6.8% | +9.9% |
| SOY | 2018-02-28 | [Daily market wire 2 March 2018 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12436-daily-market-wire-2-march-2018-grain-central.md) | +2.6% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2017-03-21 | [Daily market wire 22 March 2017 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10723-daily-market-wire-22-march-2017-grain-central.md) | -2.8% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/grain-market-week-in-review-march-15-2019

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