# Midwestern corn and soybean crop threatened by climate change | NPR Illinois

> The federal National Climate Assessment warns that Midwest whiplash between excessive moisture and drought could reduce corn yields and disrupt the region's agriculture. The report also projects more frequent flooding in the Midwest.

- Date: 2023-11-16 · published 2023-11-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13233-midwestern-corn-and-soybean-crop-threatened-by-climate-change-npr-illinois
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Long-term yield risk from climate volatility supports a modest risk premium in corn and soybeans, but the report does not change near-term supply.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-07-19 | [Corn and soybean crops at mid-season, 2019 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57920-corn-and-soybean-crops-at-mid-season-2019-farmdoc.md) | -0.6% | -11.3% |
| CORN | 2020-02-27 | [Central Illinois leads corn and soybean production as numbers decline across state \| Capitol News Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54451-central-illinois-leads-corn-and-soybean-production-as-numbers-decline-across.md) | +2.6% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2021-04-07 | [2020 U.S. Ag Exports Second Highest on Record, Led by Soybeans, Corn and Pork to China \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47452-2020-u-s-ag-exports-second-highest-on-record-led-by-soybeans-corn-and-pork-to.md) | +2.8% | +25.3% |
| CORN | 2022-08-29 | [Pro Farmer Releases 2022 National Corn and Soybean Crop Estimates - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13335-pro-farmer-releases-2022-national-corn-and-soybean-crop-estimates-pro-farmer.md) | +0.5% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2020-01-11 | [Illinois corn, soybean production drops by roughly 20 percent \| Capitol News Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54938-illinois-corn-soybean-production-drops-by-roughly-20-percent-capitol-news.md) | +0.6% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2019-07-19 | [Corn and soybean crops at mid-season, 2019 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57920-corn-and-soybean-crops-at-mid-season-2019-farmdoc.md) | +0.1% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2020-02-27 | [Central Illinois leads corn and soybean production as numbers decline across state \| Capitol News Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54451-central-illinois-leads-corn-and-soybean-production-as-numbers-decline-across.md) | +2.0% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2021-04-07 | [2020 U.S. Ag Exports Second Highest on Record, Led by Soybeans, Corn and Pork to China \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47452-2020-u-s-ag-exports-second-highest-on-record-led-by-soybeans-corn-and-pork-to.md) | -2.1% | +11.2% |

## Sources

- nprillinois.org: https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2023-11-16/midwestern-corn-and-soybean-crop-threatened-by-climate-change

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