# Ukraine and Brazil new factors in corn price discovery - Brownfield Ag News

> A USDA economist co-authored research finding that Ukraine and Brazil have become significant players in setting global corn prices. The study places U.S. price discovery weight at 55 percent, Argentina at 32 percent, Brazil at 8.8 percent, and Ukraine at 3.2 percent.

- Date: 2017-01-11 · published 2017-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73036-ukraine-and-brazil-new-factors-in-corn-price-discovery-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A broader set of price-setting markets means South American and Black Sea supply news can move global corn values more than before. Buyers should watch those origins alongside U.S. data.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-02-08 | [Analysts see few surprises in supply and demand report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60557-analysts-see-few-surprises-in-supply-and-demand-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.8% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2021-06-25 | [Latest Hogs and Pigs report shows a decline in farrowing intentions - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46731-latest-hogs-and-pigs-report-shows-a-decline-in-farrowing-intentions-brownfield.md) | +5.6% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2023-10-11 | [Supply and demand numbers could provide insight on the direction of feed costs - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33759-supply-and-demand-numbers-could-provide-insight-on-the-direction-of-feed-costs.md) | -0.4% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2025-01-02 | [Corn grind, soybean crush down on month, up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26614-corn-grind-soybean-crush-down-on-month-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.5% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2025-09-11 | [Grains rise on short covering as markets brace for USDA yield revisions - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7570-grains-rise-on-short-covering-as-markets-brace-for-usda-yield-revisions.md) | +6.1% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/ukraine-brazil-new-factors-corn-price-discovery/

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