# CBOT Corn – SOW Options

> Bloomberg reports Brazil and the US are set to compete hard for buyers in the second half of 2017 after record Brazilian corn and large US supplies. December CBOT corn fell 1.8% in July to $3.85/bu, and funds that added bullish bets were squeezed. Japan and Mexico are expected to be the largest importers, per USDA.

- Date: 2017-07-30 · published 2017-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69982-cbot-corn-sow-options
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Competing record exports from Brazil and the US give buyers leverage and pressure corn prices lower as exporters push shipments out.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-06-16 | [China targets corn, soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64395-china-targets-corn-soybeans.md) | -0.9% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2026-09-29 | [Corn Hits 3-Week Low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17497-corn-hits-3-week-low.md) | -4.3% | -8.8% |
| CORN | 2024-10-28 | [Survey Assesses Mexican Consumers’ Opinions on GMO Corn Import Ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27817-survey-assesses-mexican-consumers-opinions-on-gmo-corn-import-ban.md) | -0.3% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2018-06-25 | [Soybeans, corn down on trade tensions, weather - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8583-soybeans-corn-down-on-trade-tensions-weather-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.1% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2019-12-09 | [The slow pace of exports lower corn prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9819-the-slow-pace-of-exports-lower-corn-prices.md) | -2.5% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- sowoptions.co.za: https://www.sowoptions.co.za/cbot-corn-2/

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