# Harvest Weather Hinges on Start of La Niña | The More You Grow | Corteva Agriscience

> Corteva and DTN meteorologists say La Niña has not yet formed in the Pacific, with a 70% chance it develops in August through October. The Corn Belt is generally in good shape, with excess moisture in the Dakotas and Minnesota and dryness in pockets of Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.

- Date: 2024-08-27 · published 2024-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13164-harvest-weather-hinges-on-start-of-la-nina-the-more-you-grow-corteva-agriscience
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A developing La Niña could shift harvest and next-season weather risk, but current conditions remain favorable, so the near-term price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-08-14 | [What Does Lack of El Niño, La Niña Mean For Winter? \| The Weather Channel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69375-what-does-lack-of-el-nino-la-nina-mean-for-winter-the-weather-channel.md) | -2.0% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2019-01-29 | [Weather at three key growth stages predicts Midwest corn yield and grain quality, study says \| College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60951-weather-at-three-key-growth-stages-predicts-midwest-corn-yield-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2018-04-05 | [Weather phenomena like El Nino affect up to two-thirds of world's harvests - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65445-weather-phenomena-like-el-nino-affect-up-to-two-thirds-of-world-s-harvests.md) | +1.1% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2025-06-17 | [Brazil Safrinha corn harvest slowed by wet weather - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13490-brazil-safrinha-corn-harvest-slowed-by-wet-weather-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.5% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2024-01-30 | [La Niña Returns: Will It Impact 2024 US Growing Season? – Empire Weather Consulting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32038-la-nina-returns-will-it-impact-2024-us-growing-season-empire-weather-consulting.md) | -2.5% | -6.5% |
| SOY | 2018-04-05 | [Weather phenomena like El Nino affect up to two-thirds of world's harvests - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65445-weather-phenomena-like-el-nino-affect-up-to-two-thirds-of-world-s-harvests.md) | +3.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2024-01-30 | [La Niña Returns: Will It Impact 2024 US Growing Season? – Empire Weather Consulting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32038-la-nina-returns-will-it-impact-2024-us-growing-season-empire-weather-consulting.md) | +0.2% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2026-08-04 | [Grains Fall on Profit Taking, Weather, Money Flow: Cattle See Strong Chart Action - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12808-grains-fall-on-profit-taking-weather-money-flow-cattle-see-strong-chart-action.md) | -0.9% | +9.1% |

## Sources

- corteva.com: https://www.corteva.com/us/Resources/crop-protection/soybeans/harvest-weather-outlook.html

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