# Kansas soybean growers felt pain of production challenges - High Plains Journal

> Kansas soybean growers faced a difficult 2022 season, with drought in central and western Kansas and dryland fields hit by heat and dry spells. Crop-season precipitation was the driest since 2018, and USDA rated 31% of the state's soybean crop poor in August.

- Date: 2023-01-06 · published 2023-01-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13309-kansas-soybean-growers-felt-pain-of-production-challenges-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Kansas soybean output is a small regional contribution to the national crop. Its effect on meal prices is minor compared with the wider US shortfall.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-09-29 | [Soybean yield prospects show big range in heartland  - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13250-soybean-yield-prospects-show-big-range-in-heartland-high-plains-journal.md) | -1.5% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2018-10-22 | [Soybean specialist gives tips for handling weather woes - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62384-soybean-specialist-gives-tips-for-handling-weather-woes-high-plains-journal.md) | -1.4% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2023-09-06 | [Drought, record heat threaten US soybean crop at critical growing stage - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13246-drought-record-heat-threaten-us-soybean-crop-at-critical-growing-stage-high.md) | -1.3% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2022-07-29 | [Dip in grain prices may linger but prices could strengthen - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40511-dip-in-grain-prices-may-linger-but-prices-could-strengthen-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.4% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2026-09-22 | [2026/27 Brazil Soybeans 1.2% Planted, Production of 180.0 mt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13417-2026-27-brazil-soybeans-1-2-planted-production-of-180-0-mt.md) | -3.0% | -5.6% |
| SBM | 2018-10-22 | [Soybean specialist gives tips for handling weather woes - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62384-soybean-specialist-gives-tips-for-handling-weather-woes-high-plains-journal.md) | -1.9% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2026-09-22 | [2026/27 Brazil Soybeans 1.2% Planted, Production of 180.0 mt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13417-2026-27-brazil-soybeans-1-2-planted-production-of-180-0-mt.md) | -1.2% | -0.9% |
| SBM | 2024-01-10 | [Severe weather punishes soybean production in Mato Grosso](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13597-severe-weather-punishes-soybean-production-in-mato-grosso.md) | +1.1% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2023/01/06/kansas-soybean-growers-felt-pain-of-production-challenges/

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