# AM markets: grains start brightly, as rains slow US harvest - CTRM Center

> Grains started higher on October 23 as rains slowed the US harvest, with a softer dollar, Ukraine unrest and a China import uplift for corn supporting prices. Gains were described as modest.

- Date: 2017-10-23 · published 2017-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68488-am-markets-grains-start-brightly-as-rains-slow-us-harvest-ctrm-center
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest delays and export demand from China provide modest support to corn prices, though the gains are small and do not signal a sustained trend.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral

## Sources

- ctrmcenter.com: https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/am-markets-grains-start-brightly-as-rains-slow-us-harvest/

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