# Goodbye, La Niña? Eric Snodgrass Dissects What the Shift Means for Weather This Spring and Summer - AgWeb

> NOAA expects La Niña to fade and ENSO-neutral conditions to develop within a month and persist through the northern summer. Nutrien's Eric Snodgrass says near-average conditions do not guarantee normal weather, with growing drought concerns for spring and summer.

- Date: 2025-03-14 · published 2025-03-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13105-goodbye-la-nina-eric-snodgrass-dissects-what-the-shift-means-for-weather-this
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent drought risk during key growing months raises the chance of lower Midwest yields, which tends to support corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-10-19 | [La Niña Is Back—What That Means for North and South American Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44469-la-nina-is-back-what-that-means-for-north-and-south-american-crops.md) | +0.7% | +10.3% |
| CORN | 2026-01-21 | [Timing of La Niña Exit, El Niño Entrance is Unclear, Raising Questions About Dryness for Spring and Summer - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20954-timing-of-la-nina-exit-el-nino-entrance-is-unclear-raising-questions-about.md) | +0.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2021-09-16 | [A Weak La Niña Weather Phenomenon To hit Southern Hemisphere Spring and Summer: Maxar Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44989-a-weak-la-nina-weather-phenomenon-to-hit-southern-hemisphere-spring-and-summer.md) | -5.1% | -6.3% |
| 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 | 2017-07-26 | [What’s Driving This Summer’s Weird Weather - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69807-what-s-driving-this-summer-s-weird-weather-bloomberg.md) | -1.0% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2021-10-19 | [La Niña Is Back—What That Means for North and South American Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44469-la-nina-is-back-what-that-means-for-north-and-south-american-crops.md) | +1.3% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2026-01-21 | [Timing of La Niña Exit, El Niño Entrance is Unclear, Raising Questions About Dryness for Spring and Summer - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20954-timing-of-la-nina-exit-el-nino-entrance-is-unclear-raising-questions-about.md) | +1.4% | +7.6% |
| SOY | 2021-09-16 | [A Weak La Niña Weather Phenomenon To hit Southern Hemisphere Spring and Summer: Maxar Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44989-a-weak-la-nina-weather-phenomenon-to-hit-southern-hemisphere-spring-and-summer.md) | -0.9% | -7.7% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/crop-production/goodbye-la-nina-eric-snodgrass-dissects-what-shift-means-weather-sprin

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