Chicago corn futures rose by about 2.6% in April, wheat rose by 3.4%, soybeans rose by over 1.6%, and soybean oil rose by about 8%.

In April, the Bloomberg Grain Index rose by 0.13%. It closed at 31.4244 points on Wednesday in New York, after dropping to 30.5286 points on April 4 and then rebounding. It reached 32.7630 points on April 11, but gradually gave back gains. CBOT corn futures rose by 2.59% to $4.7525 per bushel, reaching $4.9750 on April 14. CBOT wheat futures fell by 3.41% to $5.3175 per bushel, reaching $5.71 on April 11. CBOT soybean futures rose by 1.66% to $10.44 per bushel, after dropping to $9.85 on April 7 and reaching $10.6750 on April 25; soybean meal futures fell by 0.54%, while soybean oil futures rose by 7.98%.