# Corn, wheat drop more than 1 percent as Trump wins White House - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets

> Chicago corn and wheat slid more than 1 percent on Wednesday after Donald Trump's surprise US presidential election victory, with soybeans also lower. The dollar and Mexican peso fell, though by less than after Brexit, and traders said weakness could be temporary.

- Date: 2016-11-09 · published 2016-11-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73885-corn-wheat-drop-more-than-1-percent-as-trump-wins-white-house-agweek-1-source
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Mexican Peso (MXN per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMXN.md)

## Why it matters

Election-driven dollar moves and shifting trade expectations add volatility to grain prices, with a weaker dollar potentially supporting US exports.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- USDMXN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-03-01 | [Grains, like economy, trend lower on coronavirus concerns - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12541-grains-like-economy-trend-lower-on-coronavirus-concerns-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +1.7% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2022-07-15 | [Volatility in the markets again this week from WASDE report and inflationary pressures - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4309-volatility-in-the-markets-again-this-week-from-wasde-report-and-inflationary.md) | -10.7% | -8.4% |
| CORN | 2024-11-06 | [Wheat, corn and soy fall as market anticipates Trump win - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10552-wheat-corn-and-soy-fall-as-market-anticipates-trump-win-markets-business.md) | +1.3% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2020-03-09 | [Corn, soybeans, wheat drop about 2% as global markets recoil \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11269-corn-soybeans-wheat-drop-about-2-as-global-markets-recoil-financial-post.md) | +0.3% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2020-04-10 | [Markets starting to reveal new demand paradigms — this week in the grain markets - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53693-markets-starting-to-reveal-new-demand-paradigms-this-week-in-the-grain-markets.md) | -5.4% | -6.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-29 | [U.S. dollar pressuring grains - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68485-u-s-dollar-pressuring-grains-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | -3.8% | -5.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-01 | [Grains, like economy, trend lower on coronavirus concerns - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12541-grains-like-economy-trend-lower-on-coronavirus-concerns-agweek-1-source-for.md) | -0.1% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-04 | [Strengthening dollar weighing down exports - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6043-strengthening-dollar-weighing-down-exports-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | -0.5% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- agweek.com: https://www.agweek.com/news/corn-wheat-drop-more-than-1-percent-as-trump-wins-white-house

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