A stronger Australian dollar pushed down domestic barley, wheat and sorghum prices this week, with Downs wheat June down to $400 from $425. Planting of the winter crop is nearly complete, and feedlot demand is subdued as meat stocks clear after COVID-19 lockdowns.
A firmer Aussie dollar lowers export parity and local feedgrain values, and weak feedlot demand adds to downward pressure on Australian barley and sorghum.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 69 past bearish macro events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.5% over 5 sessions (35% higher; middle half -2.6% to +0.8%), and -0.7% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.