# Harvest yields low in Northeast Arkansas, could force more farmers from the fields - Talk Business & Politics

> Poor humidity, rain and heat in 2016 cut rice yields in Craighead County, Arkansas, to about 120 bushels per acre from a typical 180. Local extension estimates up to 5% of the county's roughly 200 farmers could exit farming.

- Date: 2016-11-14 · published 2016-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12243-harvest-yields-low-in-northeast-arkansas-could-force-more-farmers-from-the
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower regional rice, soybean and corn output is a small supply tightening at the margin. Overall US supply is much larger, so the price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-04-22 | [Report: Rice prices rise slightly, while corn, cotton and soybean farmers face historic lows - Talk Business & Politics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6058-report-rice-prices-rise-slightly-while-corn-cotton-and-soybean-farmers-face.md) | +11.4% | +6.1% |
| RICE | 2017-09-13 | [Patchy monsoon clouds prospects for bumper harvest repeat this year \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68940-patchy-monsoon-clouds-prospects-for-bumper-harvest-repeat-this-year-business.md) | +0.7% | -5.3% |
| RICE | 2026-06-02 | [India cuts foodgrains output target amid below normal monsoon forecast - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18741-india-cuts-foodgrains-output-target-amid-below-normal-monsoon-forecast-the.md) | -0.2% | +2.6% |
| RICE | 2023-03-16 | [A quick transition from La Niña to El Niño could lower global crop production   - Milling Middle East & Africa Magazine - No.1 Grains Industry Magazine & Website for Africa & the Middle East](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36761-a-quick-transition-from-la-nina-to-el-nino-could-lower-global-crop-production.md) | -0.1% | +1.6% |
| RICE | 2021-09-21 | [Indonesia prepares measures to protect rice harvest from La Nina – Rice Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44988-indonesia-prepares-measures-to-protect-rice-harvest-from-la-nina-rice-today.md) | +2.0% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2026-10-01 | [#Harvest26: Summer Heat Cut Yields in Kansas, Now Heavy Rain Stalls Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12958-harvest26-summer-heat-cut-yields-in-kansas-now-heavy-rain-stalls-harvest.md) | +0.3% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2025-05-08 | [RS 2024/25 Harvest: soybean harvest progresses, but losses in the field are a concern - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13496-rs-2024-25-harvest-soybean-harvest-progresses-but-losses-in-the-field-are-a.md) | +3.5% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2024-10-15 | [MN CropCast: Soybean harvest report from the field with Curt Burns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13148-mn-cropcast-soybean-harvest-report-from-the-field-with-curt-burns.md) | -1.5% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- talkbusiness.net: https://talkbusiness.net/2016/11/harvest-yields-low-in-northeast-arkansas-could-force-more-farmers-from-the-fields/

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