Five sessions, one WASDE reset, and a wheat rally that carried straight into Friday's close.
Here's how readers ranked the week that mattered — the five editions that pulled the most opens, counted down to the one that topped the list.
#1 — Corn Jumps 4.4% as WASDE Slashes Stocks (Aug 12)
The week's most-opened edition.
A bullish WASDE report cut stocks estimates and sent corn up 4.4%, with wheat rallying across all three U.S. boards and soybeans and canola firming right alongside it. Gold pushed toward $4,468 as the dollar softened into the report.
#2 — HRW Wheat Drops 2%, Crude Climbs Into WASDE Eve (Aug 11)
A reader favorite.
Corn, soybeans, and canola all slipped as traders squared up ahead of Wednesday's WASDE-and-CPI double header, with HRW wheat leading the wheat complex lower. Gold held firm near $4,441 even as silver eased back.
#3 — WTI, Nat Gas Surge 5% as Iran Standoff Escalates (Aug 10)
Crude and natural gas each jumped roughly 5% as an escalating Iran standoff raised Strait of Hormuz risk and hot weather lifted power demand. Oats rallied 3.9%, wheat firmed across all three U.S. boards, and gold topped $4,419.
#4 — Nat Gas, WTI Drop 2%+ as Grains Retreat (Aug 13)
Energy gave back ground as natural gas fell 2.75% and WTI dropped 2.4%, while corn and wheat surrendered part of Wednesday's WASDE-fueled gains. Canola was the lone bright spot, bucking the broader retreat.
#5 — KC Wheat Surges 4.5%, Corn Rallies 2.4% (Aug 14)
Black Sea supply worries drove KC wheat up 4.5% and lifted nearly the entire board into the weekend, with corn adding 2.4%. Soybeans rose 0.9% on fresh China buying and canola climbed 1.9% to close out the week.
The Week in One Line
WASDE reset the grain outlook mid-week, and wheat carried that momentum straight into Friday's Black Sea-driven close.
Corn's WASDE-day jump was the week's single biggest move — and its most-read edition.
Energy whipsawed on Iran headlines (up ~5% Monday, down 2%+ two days later) while gold ground steadily toward record territory all week.