# Ohio farmers see reduced yields on corn and soybeans from drought

> Ohio's corn and soybean harvest finished well ahead of schedule with yields far below expectations. Some drought-hit fields produced only about 20% of their potential, and 87 of 88 counties were parched over the summer.

- Date: 2024-11-01 · published 2024-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13138-ohio-farmers-see-reduced-yields-on-corn-and-soybeans-from-drought
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Severe drought losses in Ohio reduce local supply and reinforce the national yield cuts, supporting corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-08-23 | [Drought reduces corn yields in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13551-drought-reduces-corn-yields-in-brazil.md) | +0.2% | +6.1% |
| CORN | 2023-05-29 | [Corn, Soybeans and Wheat in the Grips of Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13276-corn-soybeans-and-wheat-in-the-grips-of-drought-agweb.md) | -4.6% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2021-05-07 | [Iowa farmers wary as drought deepens even with corn, soybean prices up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46944-iowa-farmers-wary-as-drought-deepens-even-with-corn-soybean-prices-up.md) | -3.0% | -7.4% |
| CORN | 2022-01-27 | [Corn and soybean farmers in Brazil hit by huge losses amid droughts - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13748-corn-and-soybean-farmers-in-brazil-hit-by-huge-losses-amid-droughts-fastmarkets.md) | +1.7% | +10.2% |
| CORN | 2021-09-21 | [Brazilian farmers begin seeding soybeans amid historic drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44919-brazilian-farmers-begin-seeding-soybeans-amid-historic-drought.md) | +1.8% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2021-07-26 | [Drought could take top end off of soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46111-drought-could-take-top-end-off-of-soybean-yields.md) | +1.0% | -7.7% |
| SOY | 2023-05-29 | [Corn, Soybeans and Wheat in the Grips of Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13276-corn-soybeans-and-wheat-in-the-grips-of-drought-agweb.md) | +1.0% | +11.8% |
| SOY | 2021-05-07 | [Iowa farmers wary as drought deepens even with corn, soybean prices up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46944-iowa-farmers-wary-as-drought-deepens-even-with-corn-soybean-prices-up.md) | +0.4% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- mansfieldnewsjournal.com: https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/state/2024/11/01/ohio-farming-corn-soybean-harvests-drought/75915731007/

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