# Crop Watch: Producers ease planting amid cold spell; soil conditions good

> Cold temperatures are causing growers to slow corn planting, as cool, wet conditions can harm newly seeded corn that has not emerged. Soybean planting is less affected and has a wider planting window.

- Date: 2023-04-19 · published 2023-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13286-crop-watch-producers-ease-planting-amid-cold-spell-soil-conditions-good
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed corn planting raises concerns about yield potential and can support nearby corn prices. Soybeans have more flexibility, so the effect is smaller.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-04-08 | [Drought conditions top of mind as farmers ease into the planting season - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47441-drought-conditions-top-of-mind-as-farmers-ease-into-the-planting-season.md) | +3.6% | +25.3% |
| CORN | 2024-11-05 | [Crop Watch: Low prices, weather headline producers' concerns for 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13134-crop-watch-low-prices-weather-headline-producers-concerns-for-2025.md) | +1.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-12-12 | [Brazil producers hope for rain as soybean planting nears end](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13678-brazil-producers-hope-for-rain-as-soybean-planting-nears-end.md) | +1.6% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2019-06-04 | [Planting sorghum good option for flooded corn acres](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58634-planting-sorghum-good-option-for-flooded-corn-acres.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-10-01 | [Argentina Crops Being Impacted by Drought Conditions - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56410-argentina-crops-being-impacted-by-drought-conditions-proag.md) | +1.5% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/crop-watch-producers-ease-planting-amid-cold-spell-soil-conditions-good-2023-04-19/

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