# U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures rise as dollar sags; crop yields eyed - Grainews

> Chicago corn futures hit their highest in over two months as a weaker dollar and uncertainty over the US crop size lifted prices. Soybeans gained on hopes for US-China trade talks, and CBOT December wheat finished up 9 cents at $5.34.

- Date: 2025-09-16 · published 2025-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6851-u-s-grains-corn-soy-wheat-futures-rise-as-dollar-sags-crop-yields-eyed-grainews
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar makes US grain more competitive abroad, while trade-talk optimism with China supports soybean demand expectations.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-01-28 | [U.S. dollar impacts grain prices - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67028-u-s-dollar-impacts-grain-prices-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | +0.1% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2023-03-28 | [U.S. Dollar Weakens Against Basket of Peers as Banking Crisis Concerns Ease \| FXEmpire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37057-u-s-dollar-weakens-against-basket-of-peers-as-banking-crisis-concerns-ease.md) | +0.2% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2023-11-03 | [Stocks jump, dollar and yields drop after US jobs market softens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11458-stocks-jump-dollar-and-yields-drop-after-us-jobs-market-softens.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-01-30 | [US Dollar In Sharp Sell-off Vs Euro, Pound As FED Confirms Will Be 'Patient' On Future Hikes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61288-us-dollar-in-sharp-sell-off-vs-euro-pound-as-fed-confirms-will-be-patient-on.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2020-11-05 | [What’s fueling China’s thirst for U.S. corn and soybeans?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50020-what-s-fueling-china-s-thirst-for-u-s-corn-and-soybeans.md) | +0.3% | +8.7% |
| SOY | 2020-11-09 | [U.S. grains: Soy futures touch new four-year top - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12429-u-s-grains-soy-futures-touch-new-four-year-top-country-guide.md) | +3.9% | +5.5% |
| SOY | 2020-06-05 | [GRAINS-Wheat falls as dollar bounces; soy firms on export business — Spot On Oklahoma](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9494-grains-wheat-falls-as-dollar-bounces-soy-firms-on-export-business-spot-on.md) | -0.2% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2020-03-18 | [U.S. corn skids 2.2% to lowest level since September 2016; wheat, soy rise \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8374-u-s-corn-skids-2-2-to-lowest-level-since-september-2016-wheat-soy-rise.md) | +7.6% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/u-s-grains-corn-soy-wheat-futures-rise-as-dollar-sags-crop-yields-eyed/

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