
Wheat prices rallied from a May 13 low of $4.185 to over $5.20 a bushel on extreme Midwest weather that delayed planting. Coffee and cocoa also rose, with cocoa supported by production problems in Ghana and Ivory Coast.
Planting delays and downgraded yield expectations support wheat prices, and wheat is a feed ingredient that competes with corn. Trade policy risk could still weigh on export demand.
After 1,072 past bullish weather events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.3%), and +0.3% 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.
Describes wheat's rally from the May 13 low to above $5.20 on Midwest weather delaying planting, showing momentum and supply concerns around the move date.