# WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Wet fields sideline farmers for now

> Feedstuffs reports the same weekly Midwest grain movement update, saying farmer selling of corn and soybeans stayed light and may rise to fund spring planting. Wet weather has delayed planting, with more rain forecast through mid-April for Iowa, Illinois and Missouri.

- Date: 2017-04-10 · published 2017-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71398-weekly-grain-movement-wet-fields-sideline-farmers-for-now
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed planting from persistent rain supports corn and soybean prices through acreage and yield risk. Light farmer selling tightens nearby supply and adds to the bullish bias.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-04-10 | [Weekly Grain Movement – April 10, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71397-weekly-grain-movement-april-10-2017.md) | +0.9% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2017-04-24 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Corn planting hits high gear before rain; soy b](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8225-weekly-grain-movement-corn-planting-hits-high-gear-before-rain-soy-b.md) | +0.8% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2021-04-24 | [Grain prices pushed higher as weather worries grow - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10294-grain-prices-pushed-higher-as-weather-worries-grow-farmers-weekly.md) | +13.6% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2021-04-20 | [What to look out for in northern market \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47560-what-to-look-out-for-in-northern-market-farm-weekly-wa.md) | +14.8% | +12.7% |
| CORN | 2019-09-16 | [MARS cuts EU grain yields especially for corn market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57025-mars-cuts-eu-grain-yields-especially-for-corn-market.md) | +3.4% | +8.3% |
| SOY | 2017-04-10 | [Weekly Grain Movement – April 10, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71397-weekly-grain-movement-april-10-2017.md) | +1.2% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2017-04-24 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Corn planting hits high gear before rain; soy b](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8225-weekly-grain-movement-corn-planting-hits-high-gear-before-rain-soy-b.md) | -0.6% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2024-02-09 | [Weather market for grains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13206-weather-market-for-grains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.6% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/grain-market-news/weekly-grain-movement-wet-fields-sideline-farmers-for-now

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