
Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee were urged at a July 13 hearing to keep funding for USDA export programs, including the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development. The Trump administration's 2018 budget had proposed eliminating these programs.
Export promotion funding affects long-run foreign demand for US grains, oilseeds and meat, but has little immediate price effect.
After 1,982 past trade events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.6%), and +0.4% over 20.
After 1,802 past trade events, Soybeans moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.5% to +1.7%), and +0.7% over 20.
After 1,079 past trade events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.6% to +1.7%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.