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A Farm Progress overview says forecast models for 2024 crops are in deep conflict. It notes that the Midwest had an El Niño winter and that the transition to La Niña by summer is uncertain.
Historical analogues show mixed outcomes, from Corn Belt drought in 1983 and 1988 to summer storms in 2016.
Uncertainty over whether summer turns hot and dry in the Corn Belt keeps a weather risk premium in corn and soybean prices. The outcome will depend on how quickly La Niña develops.
farmprogress.comHolly SpanglerJun 25, 2024After 445 past neutral weather events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.6%), and +0.7% over 20.
After 324 past neutral weather events, Soybeans moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.7%), and +0.7% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
