# Midwest derecho flattens Iowa corn

> Hurricane-force winds damage ~14 million acres of crops and grain storage across Iowa and Illinois.

- Date: 2020-08-10 · published 2020-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US Midwest
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12-midwest-derecho-flattens-iowa-corn
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-08-17 | 1 | +1.9% | 3.2 | The derecho damaged Iowa and Illinois corn and grain storage, which tightens supply and could lift prices as the full crop loss became clearer, though the event happened a week before the move. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-08-19 | [Derecho, drought impacts on Iowa corn crop seen in crop tour](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51451-derecho-drought-impacts-on-iowa-corn-crop-seen-in-crop-tour.md) | +2.3% | +8.3% |
| CORN | 2018-05-25 | [Dry Potential in Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64877-dry-potential-in-midwest.md) | -1.3% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2017-05-20 | [GRAIN MARKETS: Cold and wet forecast for Midwest lifts corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10219-grain-markets-cold-and-wet-forecast-for-midwest-lifts-corn.md) | +1.0% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [Low rainfall in US Midwest drives corn prices higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51639-low-rainfall-in-us-midwest-drives-corn-prices-higher.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2019-10-29 | [Midwestern Drought Threatens Crops, Food Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56414-midwestern-drought-threatens-crops-food-prices.md) | +2.7% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2018-05-25 | [Dry Potential in Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64877-dry-potential-in-midwest.md) | -1.4% | -13.6% |
| SOY | 2017-05-20 | [GRAIN MARKETS: Cold and wet forecast for Midwest lifts corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10219-grain-markets-cold-and-wet-forecast-for-midwest-lifts-corn.md) | -2.8% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2018-03-16 | [Cooler, Wetter for Spring Planting in Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65853-cooler-wetter-for-spring-planting-in-midwest.md) | -1.1% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2020_Midwest_derecho

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