# Corn up on condition concerns, planting pace - Brownfield Ag News

> Corn futures rose on commercial and technical buying after the USDA's first national corn condition rating came in at 65% good to excellent, below expectations. Soybean planting is running slower than average, and wheat markets were mixed after a lower winter wheat condition rating.

- Date: 2017-05-31 · published 2017-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71024-corn-up-on-condition-concerns-planting-pace-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A below-expected initial corn rating and slow planting raise the risk of a smaller crop, which supports corn prices and feed costs. Soybean meal and oil are mostly flat to lower on weak crush demand from China.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/condition-concerns-planting-pace-supports-corn/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.