# Stress and the 2024 corn and soybean crops - farmdoc

> University of Illinois researchers report high temperatures and scarce rain are stressing Illinois corn and soybeans, though crop condition is well above 2023 levels. Corn has accumulated about 1,100 growing degree days since planting but is at V11 rather than the expected V15 due to slow stem elongation. Stands are generally good after replanting.

- Date: 2024-06-21 · published 2024-06-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13176-stress-and-the-2024-corn-and-soybean-crops-farmdoc
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dry heat during the growth stage now underway could cut yield potential for corn and soybeans, supporting prices if rain does not return.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-12-12 | [Brazil Cuts Its Soybean and Corn Production Projections for 2024 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13604-brazil-cuts-its-soybean-and-corn-production-projections-for-2024-farmdoc-daily.md) | +1.9% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-01-06 | [Heatwave to hit Argentina, further stressing corn, soybean crops \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14062-heatwave-to-hit-argentina-further-stressing-corn-soybean-crops-reuters.md) | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2026-01-29 | [Heat wave hits Argentina, threatening corn and soybean crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13817-heat-wave-hits-argentina-threatening-corn-and-soybean-crops.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2026-06-15 | [Storms, flooding, hail test U.S. corn and soybean farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12990-storms-flooding-hail-test-u-s-corn-and-soybean-farmers.md) | +0.0% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2021-06-18 | [Drought Expands in Iowa, Stressing Crops- as Soybean and Corn Prices Tumble \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46422-drought-expands-in-iowa-stressing-crops-as-soybean-and-corn-prices-tumble-farm.md) | +0.3% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2025-09-12 | [The 2025 soybean crop as we approach harvest - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13059-the-2025-soybean-crop-as-we-approach-harvest-farmdoc.md) | +2.2% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2023-12-12 | [Brazil Cuts Its Soybean and Corn Production Projections for 2024 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13604-brazil-cuts-its-soybean-and-corn-production-projections-for-2024-farmdoc-daily.md) | -0.7% | -8.0% |
| SOY | 2022-01-06 | [Heatwave to hit Argentina, further stressing corn, soybean crops \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14062-heatwave-to-hit-argentina-further-stressing-corn-soybean-crops-reuters.md) | +0.5% | +11.6% |

## Sources

- farmdoc.illinois.edu: https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production/stress-and-the-2024-corn-and-soybean-crops.html

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