# Have we posted highs in the grain market? | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

> Analysts Jim McCormick of Allendale and Brian Grossman of Zaner Group debate whether corn and soybeans have posted their 2018 highs. McCormick fears a full trade war with China would be negative but expects one more rally, citing tight world corn stocks, while Grossman sees fundamentals supporting corn once trade rhetoric fades.

- Date: 2018-06-05 · published 2018-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6751-have-we-posted-highs-in-the-grain-market-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Tight world corn stocks support prices, but tariff escalation with China poses downside risk to US corn and soybean futures and export demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-05-13 | [Market analyst optimistic about Phase One trade deal \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52987-market-analyst-optimistic-about-phase-one-trade-deal-iowa-agribusiness-radio.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-04-10 | [In Trade War, U.S. Soy May Be Safe - Rabobank - AgriBusiness Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65548-in-trade-war-u-s-soy-may-be-safe-rabobank-agribusiness-global.md) | -0.6% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2026-07-23 | [Mexico Business News: Mexico Grain Imports Hit Highest…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18313-mexico-business-news-mexico-grain-imports-hit-highest.md) | -2.8% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2024-04-04 | [Chinese grain imports seen near record high \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14755-chinese-grain-imports-seen-near-record-high-the-western-producer.md) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2025-06-09 | [Tariffs, heat, high stakes: how to navigate the grain market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24268-tariffs-heat-high-stakes-how-to-navigate-the-grain-market.md) | -1.7% | -5.9% |
| SOY | 2021-03-04 | [Market Analyst: Grain markets have morphed into ?supply bull? \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8635-market-analyst-grain-markets-have-morphed-into-supply-bull-iowa-agribusiness.md) | +0.1% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2019-10-26 | [Harvest weather & trade war guide grains — this week in the grain markets - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56542-harvest-weather-and-trade-war-guide-grains-this-week-in-the-grain-markets.md) | +0.4% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2017-11-08 | [Stepping up market demand for responsible soy - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68002-stepping-up-market-demand-for-responsible-soy-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -2.7% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com: https://iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com/have-we-posted-highs-in-the-grain-market/

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