# Farmers reflect on a growing season defined by erratic weather and fickle policy | KXCV-KRNW

> Missouri farmers describe a turbulent 2025 season marked by tariff-driven grain price weakness after China shifted soybean purchases to South America, despite a deal in late October that restarted shipments. Missouri corn averaged around 178 bushels per acre, above trend, while late-season drought and fungus affected expectations.

- Date: 2025-12-15 · published 2025-12-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13035-farmers-reflect-on-a-growing-season-defined-by-erratic-weather-and-fickle
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent doubts about Chinese purchase commitments keep soybean export demand uncertain, weighing on soybean and soymeal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-06-29 | [Farming News - Market Update - New crop all about weather and politics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64476-farming-news-market-update-new-crop-all-about-weather-and-politics.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2018-06-22 | [Farming News - The ongoing trade dispute, weather & politics keep markets nervy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64829-farming-news-the-ongoing-trade-dispute-weather-and-politics-keep-markets-nervy.md) | -2.2% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2018-01-16 | [USDA Trade Data Update: Focus on Soybeans and Grains - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9200-usda-trade-data-update-focus-on-soybeans-and-grains-farm-policy-news.md) | +4.3% | +6.1% |
| SOY | 2026-04-07 | [Chinese pigs fed new menu as Beijing weans farmers off US soy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14583-chinese-pigs-fed-new-menu-as-beijing-weans-farmers-off-us-soy-reuters.md) | -0.4% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2018-07-31 | [Senate Farm Bill Debate, House Vote on the Horizon - Farm Policy Facts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64021-senate-farm-bill-debate-house-vote-on-the-horizon-farm-policy-facts.md) | +0.3% | -4.6% |
| SBM | 2018-01-16 | [USDA Trade Data Update: Focus on Soybeans and Grains - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9200-usda-trade-data-update-focus-on-soybeans-and-grains-farm-policy-news.md) | +9.3% | +15.5% |
| SBM | 2026-04-07 | [Chinese pigs fed new menu as Beijing weans farmers off US soy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14583-chinese-pigs-fed-new-menu-as-beijing-weans-farmers-off-us-soy-reuters.md) | +4.5% | +2.1% |
| SBM | 2018-03-11 | [New U.S. Tariffs Ramp-Up Fear of Ag Trade Retaliation; Soybean Growers Especially Worried \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65985-new-u-s-tariffs-ramp-up-fear-of-ag-trade-retaliation-soybean-growers-especially.md) | +0.3% | +4.8% |

## Sources

- kxcv.org: https://www.kxcv.org/news/2025-12-15/farmers-reflect-on-a-growing-season-that-brought-erratic-weather-and-fickle-politics

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