# Who owns all the grain? — This week in the grain market - RealAgriculture

> Weekly grain moves were driven by weather, currency and harvest pressure: canola fell 1.4%, corn rose 0.35% and soybeans rose 1.25%. The Bank of Canada raised its rate to 1%, lifting the Canadian dollar above 82.6 US cents, while the Brazilian real gained nearly 10% against the dollar over two months.

- Date: 2017-09-08 · published 2017-09-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69006-who-owns-all-the-grain-this-week-in-the-grain-market-realagriculture
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer Brazilian real is slowing Brazilian producer selling, which tends to support export prices for soy and corn, while a stronger loonie weighs on Canadian canola values.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- USDBRL: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 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) | -0.7% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2021-02-21 | [Go Behind the Chinese Grain Market Rally of 2020/21 \| StoneX](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48628-go-behind-the-chinese-grain-market-rally-of-2020-21-stonex.md) | +2.0% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2021-06-10 | [In the eye of the storm: How the oilseeds market emerged as the global driver of agriculture markets, its role in wider food price inflation - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46619-in-the-eye-of-the-storm-how-the-oilseeds-market-emerged-as-the-global-driver-of.md) | -7.3% | -11.0% |
| SOY | 2026-09-25 | [What’s behind the latest surge in grain and oilseed prices?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17495-what-s-behind-the-latest-surge-in-grain-and-oilseed-prices.md) | -2.5% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2021-04-30 | [Inflationary Signs Are Everywhere In The Commodities Market \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47516-inflationary-signs-are-everywhere-in-the-commodities-market-investing-com.md) | +4.1% | -0.4% |
| 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 | 2021-02-21 | [Go Behind the Chinese Grain Market Rally of 2020/21 \| StoneX](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48628-go-behind-the-chinese-grain-market-rally-of-2020-21-stonex.md) | +1.6% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2025-02-19 | [Weekly Commodity Market Update \| Knox County Agricultural News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26112-weekly-commodity-market-update-knox-county-agricultural-news.md) | -5.4% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- realagriculture.com: https://www.realagriculture.com/2017/09/who-owns-all-the-grain-this-week-in-the-grain-market/

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