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Texas A&M economist Mark Welch reports that Brazil's political crisis has hit its stock market and currency, with the IBOV index down 10% and the real falling about 9% in a week. A weaker real raised Brazilian farmer prices, which may encourage farmers to sell their large harvest and pressure Chicago soybean prices.
Corn export sales were described as strong.
Brazilian farmer selling of a large crop, prompted by a weaker real, adds supply pressure on soybean prices while U.S. corn demand stays firm.
farmprogress.comRon Smith 1May 26, 2017After 273 past bearish macro events, Soybeans moved a median -0.4% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -2.4% to +1.4%), and -0.5% over 20.
After 78 past neutral macro events, Corn moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.1% to +1.6%), and -0.6% over 20.
After 213 past bearish macro events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.5% to +0.9%), 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.
