# Markets drop on post-USDA profit-taking: Grain market daily | AHDB

> Grain and oilseed futures fell after the May USDA report, as speculators took profits. The report's 2021/22 US and world stock estimates and South American crop numbers were in line with or above expectations. A bridge collapse on the Mississippi River halted barge traffic on a key US Gulf export route.

- Date: 2021-05-14 · published 2021-05-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7463-markets-drop-on-post-usda-profit-taking-grain-market-daily-ahdb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

The Mississippi closure delays US Gulf grain and oilseed exports and adds freight pressure, while higher USDA stock estimates weigh on prices. Together these point to softer US feed grain and oilseed meal prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-18 | [Shipping market: The good, bad and ugly \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16764-shipping-market-the-good-bad-and-ugly-world-grain.md) | +0.5% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2017-10-05 | [River Barge Traffic Backlogged, Market Paying Farmers to Store Grain - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68664-river-barge-traffic-backlogged-market-paying-farmers-to-store-grain-dredgewire.md) | -0.7% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2025-03-17 | [March 17th - Update on grain harvesting and sowing - Antares Ship Agents](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13875-march-17th-update-on-grain-harvesting-and-sowing-antares-ship-agents.md) | +7.3% | +7.8% |
| CORN | 2020-08-27 | [Market Perspectives – August 27, 2020 - Page 7 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51503-market-perspectives-august-27-2020-page-7-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | +1.6% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2017-08-31 | [Market Perspectives August 31, 2017 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69349-market-perspectives-august-31-2017-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | +3.9% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2026-09-18 | [Shipping market: The good, bad and ugly \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16764-shipping-market-the-good-bad-and-ugly-world-grain.md) | +1.1% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2024-07-21 | [The ‘knowns’ and ‘unknowns’ of the Grains & Oilseeds market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29321-the-knowns-and-unknowns-of-the-grains-and-oilseeds-market.md) | -1.8% | -14.4% |
| SOY | 2017-08-31 | [Market Perspectives August 31, 2017 - Page 9 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69349-market-perspectives-august-31-2017-page-9-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | +4.4% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- ahdb.org.uk: https://ahdb.org.uk/news/markets-drop-on-post-usda-profit-taking-grain-market-daily

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