
Grain and oilseed futures fell in North America as fears about COVID-19 drove sharp losses. The US Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada each cut key rates by half a percentage point, which briefly lifted prices before the declines resumed.
Attention also turned to spring planting and China's US agricultural import commitments.
Demand fears from the pandemic and risk-off sentiment are pressuring commodity prices, and the volatility is expected to persist.
Setelah 301 peristiwa makro bearish sebelumnya, Jagung bergerak median -0,1% selama 5 sesi (47% lebih tinggi; separuh tengah -2,2% sampai +1,3%), dan +0,2% selama 20 sesi.
Setelah 273 peristiwa makro bearish sebelumnya, Kedelai bergerak median -0,4% selama 5 sesi (44% lebih tinggi; separuh tengah -2,4% sampai +1,4%), dan -0,5% selama 20 sesi.
Setelah 69 peristiwa makro bearish sebelumnya, Gandum (SRW) bergerak median -0,5% selama 5 sesi (35% lebih tinggi; separuh tengah -2,6% sampai +0,8%), dan -0,7% selama 20 sesi.
Pergerakan benchmark setiap komoditas dari penutupan terakhir sebelum peristiwa. Pembacaan historis menggabungkan peristiwa serupa di masa lalu; itu menggambarkan apa yang terjadi, bukan apa yang akan terjadi. Bukan nasihat investasi.
COVID-19 fear drove sharp losses in grain and oilseed futures, and the emergency rate cuts only briefly lifted prices before declines resumed.
Fear-driven grain and oilseed losses across North America show broad risk-off sentiment pressuring corn despite rate cuts.