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Government forecasters ended the La Niña cooling of the equatorial Pacific, leaving ENSO neutral. Analyst Bryce Knorr notes that neutral years have historically produced slightly above-normal corn and soybean yields, while weather scares during reproduction can still spark price rallies.
Weather-driven rallies in summer corn and soybean futures are possible if heat or dryness threatens pollination, so buyers face upside risk even though average yields tend to be good.
farmprogress.comBryce Knorr 1Apr 1, 2017After 1,465 past bullish weather events, CORN moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.9%), and +0.9% over 20.
After 1,079 past bullish weather events, SOY moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.0%), and +0.9% 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.
