
AgMarket.Net's Matt Bennett reports that Covid-19 fears drove volatile, mostly deflationary grain and energy trading in the week to March 20. Crude fell about $27 a barrel over ten sessions, pushing ethanol prices down 22 cents.
Corn was in a sell-off, with some in the industry expecting a 50 to 60 cent drop on ethanol weakness alone.
Lower ethanol prices cut the margin support for corn, and cheaper diesel and fertilizer costs ease farm input pressure, leaving the net bias bearish for corn.
在过去 301 次看跌的宏观事件之后,玉米 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 -0.1%(47% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -2.2% 至 +1.3%),20 个交易日内为 +0.2%。
在过去 565 次看跌的宏观事件之后,原油(WTI) 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 -1.4%(41% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -5.9% 至 +3.0%),20 个交易日内为 -0.5%。
在过去 79 次看跌的宏观事件之后,ULSD / 柴油 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 -1.0%(39% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -5.7% 至 +1.7%),20 个交易日内为 -1.5%。
各商品基准价相对事件前最后收盘价的变动。历史数据汇总同类过往事件;仅描述已发生的情况,不代表未来走势。不构成投资建议。
Crude's sharp drop pushed ethanol prices down and prompted a corn sell-off, with analysts expecting further downside from ethanol weakness alone, an energy-linked demand channel.
Describes crude falling about $27 a barrel over ten sessions on COVID-19 fears, the same demand shock behind the 20 March drop.