# With volatility up, watch policy and weather for opportunities

> Corn and soybean futures volatility has risen to eight- to nine-month highs, according to market commentators. Policy issues including NAFTA renegotiation, US-China tariffs and RFS waivers are cited alongside early spring weather as drivers.

- Date: 2018-04-11 · published 2018-04-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65538-with-volatility-up-watch-policy-and-weather-for-opportunities
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher volatility creates selling windows for farmers, while policy and weather headlines can move feed grain prices sharply in either direction.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Sources

- agupdate.com: https://agupdate.com/iowafarmertoday/markets/crop/article_f3005040-3cf0-11e8-86c7-eb9593304e1f.html

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