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Heavy rains in Kansas pushed Chicago May hard red winter wheat futures down 30 cents to $4.7025 a bushel on March 19, hitting the daily limit. The article also notes that a 50-day moving average falling below the 200-day average triggers technical selling.
The move came after a rally driven by Plains drought concerns.
Rain that eases Plains drought removes the supply risk behind the rally, so HRW prices can fall further. Feed buyers may see lower wheat values if the rains continue.
gro-intelligence.comMar 20, 2018After 70 past bearish weather events, Wheat (HRW) moved a median -0.6% over 5 sessions (41% higher; middle half -3.9% to +2.5%), and -1.1% over 20.
After 334 past bearish weather events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -1.9% to +1.7%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Describes heavy Kansas rain sending HRW futures limit down on March 19 and technical selling after the drought rally, which fits the move's timing and mechanism.
