# Midwest farmers battle weather extremes during spring planting

> Planting in parts of the Midwest has been delayed by persistent rains and cool, wet conditions, with some Illinois farmers still planting soybeans in mid-May. Other Illinois areas experienced dust from dry conditions. Farm Progress reports crop progress across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic as of May 18.

- Date: 2026-05-18 · published 2026-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12996-midwest-farmers-battle-weather-extremes-during-spring-planting
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Late planting raises modest concern about yield potential, though the effect is limited so far and is largely already in market expectations.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-03-16 | [Cooler, Wetter for Spring Planting in Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65853-cooler-wetter-for-spring-planting-in-midwest.md) | -2.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2019-05-21 | [Wheat prices rise after slowest US maize planting season - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5635-wheat-prices-rise-after-slowest-us-maize-planting-season-farmers-weekly.md) | +2.4% | +10.9% |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [This spring brings worry rather than rain for some parts of the Great Plains and Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13285-this-spring-brings-worry-rather-than-rain-for-some-parts-of-the-great-plains.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2021-02-26 | [Brazil Soy Harvest Slowed by Delayed Planting and Wet Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48465-brazil-soy-harvest-slowed-by-delayed-planting-and-wet-weather.md) | -1.0% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +4.3% | +1.1% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2023-10-25 | [All over Brazil, extreme weather is affecting soybean planting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13618-all-over-brazil-extreme-weather-is-affecting-soybean-planting.md) | -0.6% | +6.3% |
| SOY | 2021-02-26 | [Brazil Soy Harvest Slowed by Delayed Planting and Wet Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48465-brazil-soy-harvest-slowed-by-delayed-planting-and-wet-weather.md) | +0.7% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/midwest-farmers-battle-weather-extremes-during-spring-planting

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