# U.S. Grain Prices Crunched by Trade Fears  - WSJ

> The USDA says the large global stockpiles of agricultural commodities built up in recent years are set to start declining. Robust livestock feed demand and drought from Kansas to the Black Sea have helped reduce the record oversupply.

- Date: 2018-07-19 · published 2018-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6565-u-s-grain-prices-crunched-by-trade-fears-wsj
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Falling global stocks would tighten grain supply and support prices, though trade-tariff fears have so far limited any rebound.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-05-21 | [Corn Supply Falls While Feed Grain Prices Rise - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19340-corn-supply-falls-while-feed-grain-prices-rise-rfd-tv.md) | -0.8% | -7.6% |
| CORN | 2026-05-08 | [Global food prices up for third straight month \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10152-global-food-prices-up-for-third-straight-month-world-grain.md) | +1.3% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2019-11-08 | [Grains, oilseed prices firmed: FAO-AMIS - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56101-grains-oilseed-prices-firmed-fao-amis-grain-central.md) | +0.0% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2026-07-10 | [July WASDE data proved helpful for grain prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10788-july-wasde-data-proved-helpful-for-grain-prices.md) | +2.1% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2022-01-21 | [Grain market review: Coarse grains prices mixed \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43195-grain-market-review-coarse-grains-prices-mixed-world-grain.md) | +1.4% | +6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-03 | [Wheat prices to increase slightly, coarse grains unchanged: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54101-wheat-prices-to-increase-slightly-coarse-grains-unchanged-abares-grain-central.md) | +6.1% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-08 | [Global food prices up for third straight month \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10152-global-food-prices-up-for-third-straight-month-world-grain.md) | +3.3% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-08 | [Grains, oilseed prices firmed: FAO-AMIS - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56101-grains-oilseed-prices-firmed-fao-amis-grain-central.md) | +3.0% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-grain-prices-crunched-by-trade-fears-1532039037

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