# Crop Watch: Dryness trims western bean hopes; Kansas corn disappoints -Braun | Financial Post

> Reuters' Crop Watch found that dry late-August weather and disease pressure may have limited soybean yields in western states, while recent eastern rains improved prospects in North Dakota, Indiana and Ohio. Kansas corn results were very disappointing after central Kansas had its driest August in over 20 years.

- Date: 2022-09-06 · published 2022-09-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13330-crop-watch-dryness-trims-western-bean-hopes-kansas-corn-disappoints-braun
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Yield cuts in western soybean areas and poor Kansas corn results reduce expected supply, which supports corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-18 | [IRI Summer Forecast Points to Western Corn Belt Dryness Due to La Nina Influence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13193-iri-summer-forecast-points-to-western-corn-belt-dryness-due-to-la-nina-influence.md) | -0.4% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-01-31 | [Soybeans, corn hit 7-month highs on South American crop worry \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43158-soybeans-corn-hit-7-month-highs-on-south-american-crop-worry-financial-post.md) | +0.6% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2022-04-27 | [BRAZIL CORN WATCH: Concern over crop yields amid widespread dryness \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13724-brazil-corn-watch-concern-over-crop-yields-amid-widespread-dryness-s-and-p.md) | -6.4% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2022-05-24 | [BRAZIL CORN WATCH: Frost damage limited, dryness concerns remain \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13719-brazil-corn-watch-frost-damage-limited-dryness-concerns-remain-s-and-p-global.md) | -2.1% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2017-07-25 | [Dryness Noted in Western Corn Belt Ratings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69798-dryness-noted-in-western-corn-belt-ratings.md) | -1.0% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2024-04-18 | [IRI Summer Forecast Points to Western Corn Belt Dryness Due to La Nina Influence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13193-iri-summer-forecast-points-to-western-corn-belt-dryness-due-to-la-nina-influence.md) | +1.4% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2022-01-31 | [Soybeans, corn hit 7-month highs on South American crop worry \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43158-soybeans-corn-hit-7-month-highs-on-south-american-crop-worry-financial-post.md) | +5.7% | +11.9% |
| SOY | 2022-07-27 | [Soybeans rally as U.S. forecast turns hot, dry \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8742-soybeans-rally-as-u-s-forecast-turns-hot-dry-financial-post.md) | +2.4% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/crop-watch-dryness-trims-western-bean-hopes-kansas-corn-disappoints-braun

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