# Exports pressure U.S. corn, soybeans; wheat eases on profit-taking - Jamestown Sun | News, weather, sports from Jamestown North Dakota

> CBOT corn and soybean futures fell on weakening US export demand as the South American harvest approaches. Soybeans dropped 1.8 percent and corn 0.9 percent, with weekly export sales at marketing-year lows. Wheat also declined on profit-taking after KC hard red winter wheat hit a 4.5-month high.

- Date: 2017-01-06 · published 2017-01-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73050-exports-pressure-u-s-corn-soybeans-wheat-eases-on-profit-taking-jamestown-sun
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Weak US export sales and expected Brazilian and Argentine supply point to continued pressure on US corn and soy prices. Cheaper US feed grains could ease feed costs in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-09-26 | [Soybeans edge higher on short covering, corn and wheat dip on harvest progress and global supply pressure - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22931-soybeans-edge-higher-on-short-covering-corn-and-wheat-dip-on-harvest-progress.md) | -1.9% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2025-07-25 | [U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures dip on global supply pressure; corn, soybeans fall - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23793-u-s-grains-chicago-wheat-futures-dip-on-global-supply-pressure-corn-soybeans.md) | +0.8% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2018-06-25 | [Soybeans, corn down on trade tensions, weather - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8583-soybeans-corn-down-on-trade-tensions-weather-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.1% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2025-06-02 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to seven-week low; corn eases, wheat climbs - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10946-u-s-grains-soybeans-fall-to-seven-week-low-corn-eases-wheat-climbs-grainews.md) | +0.5% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2023-05-17 | [Another down day for soybeans, corn, wheat - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5017-another-down-day-for-soybeans-corn-wheat-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.4% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2025-09-26 | [Soybeans edge higher on short covering, corn and wheat dip on harvest progress and global supply pressure - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22931-soybeans-edge-higher-on-short-covering-corn-and-wheat-dip-on-harvest-progress.md) | +1.1% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2019-12-11 | [U.S. grains: Profit-taking pressures soybeans - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9817-u-s-grains-profit-taking-pressures-soybeans-country-guide.md) | +3.1% | +3.6% |
| SOY | 2023-05-10 | [Soybeans face pressure on US planting weather, tepid China demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14841-soybeans-face-pressure-on-us-planting-weather-tepid-china-demand.md) | -6.0% | -6.3% |

## Sources

- jamestownsun.com: https://www.jamestownsun.com/news/exports-pressure-u-s-corn-soybeans-wheat-eases-on-profit-taking

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