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A weekly market update reports subdued corn and soybean prices as traders watched weather and planting delays. Wheat led grains higher on US crop concerns, including a blizzard in the western Plains and excessive moisture in the Midwest, while live cattle reached a 13-month high on stronger cash trade.
Wet weather delaying planting and damaging wheat crops can tighten wheat supplies and raise feed grain costs, while cattle strength supports demand for feed.
agrimarketing.comMay 1, 2017After 1,072 past bullish weather events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.3%), and +0.3% over 20.
After 322 past bullish weather events, Wheat (HRW) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -2.5% to +3.2%), and +1.0% over 20.
After 445 past neutral weather events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.6%), and +0.7% over 20.
After 324 past neutral weather events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.7%), and +0.7% 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.
