# August Through October Weather Affected Corn, Soybean Yields

> Precipitation and temperature readings for August through October 2024 show extremely dry conditions across much of the key corn and soybean regions. Soybean pod weights and corn ear weights were reduced from mid-August to late October.

- Date: 2024-11-13 · published 2024-11-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13140-august-through-october-weather-affected-corn-soybean-yields
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dry weather during the critical grain-fill period explains the record soybean yield cut and the corn cut, supporting prices for both crops.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-21 | [Smaller corn, soybean yields expected as wet weather persists in Midwest - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58939-smaller-corn-soybean-yields-expected-as-wet-weather-persists-in-midwest-upi-com.md) | +2.4% | +10.9% |
| CORN | 2026-05-29 | [Will Midwest Dryness Hurt Corn and Soybean Yields This Summer?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12998-will-midwest-dryness-hurt-corn-and-soybean-yields-this-summer.md) | -5.3% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2019-07-16 | [110˚F. Weather to Take Toll on Late-Planted Corn, Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57922-110-f-weather-to-take-toll-on-late-planted-corn-soybeans.md) | -2.3% | -9.8% |
| CORN | 2017-06-07 | [Corn, soybeans higher on weather concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70428-corn-soybeans-higher-on-weather-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2024-11-01 | [Ohio farmers see reduced yields on corn and soybeans from drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13138-ohio-farmers-see-reduced-yields-on-corn-and-soybeans-from-drought.md) | +2.5% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2019-05-21 | [Smaller corn, soybean yields expected as wet weather persists in Midwest - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58939-smaller-corn-soybean-yields-expected-as-wet-weather-persists-in-midwest-upi-com.md) | +2.9% | +9.8% |
| SOY | 2021-09-30 | [Western Corn Belt farmer says recent heat wave has affected soybean yields \| News-Talk 1230 KFJB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44908-western-corn-belt-farmer-says-recent-heat-wave-has-affected-soybean-yields-news.md) | -3.3% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2026-05-29 | [Will Midwest Dryness Hurt Corn and Soybean Yields This Summer?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12998-will-midwest-dryness-hurt-corn-and-soybean-yields-this-summer.md) | -5.4% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/fundamentally-speaking/blog-post/2024/11/13/august-october-weather-affected-corn

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