# Monthly Grain Market Outlook | Weekly Crop Update

> Tariff news and a favorable WASDE drove a sharp soybean rally on May 12, with futures up $0.20-$0.25. The US and China agreed a 90-day tariff reduction, with China cutting its tariff on US imports to 10% from 125%. Corn has moved little in May and both corn and soybeans have entered the weather market phase.

- Date: 2025-05-16 · published 2025-05-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6681-monthly-grain-market-outlook-weekly-crop-update
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower tariffs reopen China to US soybeans, supporting soybean demand and prices, while corn and soy now depend on weather as the main price driver.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-05-26 | [Grain market week in review - May 25, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12669-grain-market-week-in-review-may-25-2018.md) | -3.8% | -16.0% |
| SOY | 2017-08-01 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Strong river market support soybean bids](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69339-weekly-grain-movement-strong-river-market-support-soybean-bids.md) | -3.5% | -6.0% |
| SOY | 2018-12-03 | [Agri Marketing Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11129-agri-marketing-update.md) | +1.7% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2023-03-26 | [Daily Market Wire 27 March 2023 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5084-daily-market-wire-27-march-2023-grain-central.md) | +5.4% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2025-11-01 | [Grains & Sugar Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6943-grains-and-sugar-weekly.md) | +0.2% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2018-05-26 | [Grain market week in review - May 25, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12669-grain-market-week-in-review-may-25-2018.md) | -2.0% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2023-11-09 | [Council Offers U.S. Corn, DDGS Production Updates At Market Outlook Conference In Korea - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33272-council-offers-u-s-corn-ddgs-production-updates-at-market-outlook-conference-in.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2024-07-18 | [TSG - Weekly Dry Market Monitor-Week 29, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29493-tsg-weekly-dry-market-monitor-week-29-2024.md) | +2.4% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- sites.udel.edu: https://sites.udel.edu/weeklycropupdate/?p=26316

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