
Thailand’s Agriculture Ministry told US business representatives and major companies that feed-corn and soybean imports should follow purchases of Thai farmers’ crops at fair prices. Imports should be timed outside Thailand’s harvest season; Cargill said it would avoid importing when Thai crops are coming to market.
Prioritizing local purchases and restricting import timing can support Thai corn and soybean prices during harvest, while leaving feed buyers more reliant on domestic supplies in that period.
After 318 past bullish policy events, Corn moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.5%), and -0.2% over 20.
After 356 past bullish policy events, Soybeans moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -1.2% to +2.3%), and -0.9% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.