# Paralysis in the Corn Market: Firms Sell Off Stock Rather Than Lose It in the Field

> Gas supply shortages and sharp gas price rises have halted many grain dryers in parts of Poland. Buyers are selling stored corn to avoid losses, pushing wet grain prices below 600 zł/t in some locations.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T07:38:40.113Z
- Category: logistics · region Poland · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79425-paralysis-in-the-corn-market-firms-sell-off-stock-rather-than-lose-it-in-the
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Dryer shutdowns and forced selling weaken local corn prices and may slow harvest flows, affecting feed corn availability for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-10-30 | [The Mississippi River is facing low water levels. It could make inflation worse : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39335-the-mississippi-river-is-facing-low-water-levels-it-could-make-inflation-worse.md) | -2.2% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2024-03-25 | [US southbound barge demand falls off earlier than usual \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31382-us-southbound-barge-demand-falls-off-earlier-than-usual-latest-market-news.md) | -4.9% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2023-08-28 | [Will It Be Deja Vu on the Lower Mississippi River This Fall?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12855-will-it-be-deja-vu-on-the-lower-mississippi-river-this-fall.md) | -1.3% | -8.5% |
| CORN | 2019-08-16 | [Mississippi River Congestion Still Weighs on Soybean Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57485-mississippi-river-congestion-still-weighs-on-soybean-market.md) | +0.3% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2022-11-12 | [Four ships to deliver Ukrainian wheat, corn to China, Italy, Turkey as part of 'Grain Initiative'](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14441-four-ships-to-deliver-ukrainian-wheat-corn-to-china-italy-turkey-as-part-of.md) | +2.6% | -3.8% |
| NATGAS | 2022-09-27 | [Looming Feedstock Prices and Supply Constraints Pressurized the Methionine Prices in the U.S](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39911-looming-feedstock-prices-and-supply-constraints-pressurized-the-methionine.md) | -11.5% | -26.7% |
| NATGAS | 2017-12-12 | [After Europe's Gas Market Disasters, LNG May Come to the Rescue \| Rigzone](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67648-after-europe-s-gas-market-disasters-lng-may-come-to-the-rescue-rigzone.md) | -3.2% | +7.5% |
| NATGAS | 2017-06-21 | [UK gas prices set to rise after shutdown of country's biggest storage facility \| The Independent \| The Independent](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70692-uk-gas-prices-set-to-rise-after-shutdown-of-country-s-biggest-storage-facility.md) | +3.6% | +6.5% |

## Sources

- wiescirolnicze.pl: https://wiescirolnicze.pl/uprawy/paraliz-na-rynku-kukurydzy-firmy-wyprzedaja-towar-z-placu-by-nie-wyrzucic-go-na-pole,35145/

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