# $400 Million in Unrealized Soybean Value

> Five soybean research organizations launched a multi-regional effort to address flower and pod retention, a leading cause of yield loss. Losses reach about 30% under favorable conditions and up to 80% under drought and heat stress.

- Date: 2023-03-02 · published 2023-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13295-400-million-in-unrealized-soybean-value
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Improving flower retention could raise future soybean yields and supply, but the research is long-term and has little near-term price effect.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-06-29 | [Soybean Production and Demand Are Up in the Air](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35544-soybean-production-and-demand-are-up-in-the-air.md) | +5.2% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2022-04-21 | [Moisture vs. Drought in Corn, Soybean States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13369-moisture-vs-drought-in-corn-soybean-states.md) | -1.2% | -4.8% |
| SOY | 2023-03-23 | [Bye, Bye La Nina \| Iowa Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13293-bye-bye-la-nina-iowa-soybean-association.md) | +2.0% | +3.4% |
| SOY | 2024-07-23 | [4 Factors Affecting Soybean Futures in August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12105-4-factors-affecting-soybean-futures-in-august.md) | -5.6% | -14.4% |
| SOY | 2021-08-27 | [Potential Brazil corn and soybean production in 2021/22](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45432-potential-brazil-corn-and-soybean-production-in-2021-22.md) | -6.5% | -6.0% |

## Sources

- iasoybeans.com: https://www.iasoybeans.com/newsroom/article/isr-march-2023-400-million-in-unrealized-soybean-value

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