Corn futures (ZC=F) traded above $450 per bushel on multiple days within the evidence window. Specific days above $450: March 19 (high $470, close $469.75), March 20 (high $469.25), March 23 (high $473.75), March 24 (high $465.75), March 25 (high $468.5, close $467.25), March 26 (high $468.75, close $467), March 27 (high $470.5), March 30 (high $465.75), March 31 (high $462), April 1 (high $460), April 2 (high $460.5), April 6 (high $454.5), April 7 (high $455), April 15 (high $452, close $451.25), April 16 (high $452.75). Count: 15+ days above $450. Required: at least 2 days. 15 > 2, therefore threshold met.
Resolved Apr 18, 2026
Market
LONG correctZC
Corn futures (ZC) will trade above $450 per bushel on at least 2 trading days within 30 days as wartime regime supply chain disruptions and Ukraine War Endgame scenario (36% escalation probability) threaten Black Sea grain exports
NEXUS forecast made 2026-03-19 at 54% probability. Resolved: Hit on 2026-04-18. Brier score 0.213.
Derived from: Russia-Ukraine War Endgame shows 36% escalation probability in Bayesian analysis, plus wartime regime requires modeling direct supply disruptions to agricultural exports from Black Sea region
Probability
54%
Timeframe
30 days
Deadline
Apr 18164d ago
Made
Regimewartime
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