# La Nina Taking Longer to Develop, A Good Thing for US Agriculture?

> DTN meteorologist John Baranick says the La Niña forecast has been in place since the 2023 El Niño, which peaked at 2.0°C. Past strong El Niño events were each followed by La Niña the next winter, and often by two straight La Niña winters. The article notes that La Niña is taking longer to develop than expected, which may be favorable for US agriculture.

- Date: 2024-06-13 · published 2024-06-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29664-la-nina-taking-longer-to-develop-a-good-thing-for-us-agriculture
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A slower move to La Niña lowers the odds of a hot, dry summer in the US Corn Belt during key crop stages. That eases weather-driven price support for corn and soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-02-10 | [La Nina to bring a weather reversal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54517-la-nina-to-bring-a-weather-reversal.md) | -1.6% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2020-07-28 | [Another good wet agricultural season predicted for SA \| OFM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52039-another-good-wet-agricultural-season-predicted-for-sa-ofm.md) | -1.3% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2025-10-21 | [Low Soil Moisture Makes It Difficult to Use Mississippi River for Shipping Grain and Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16419-low-soil-moisture-makes-it-difficult-to-use-mississippi-river-for-shipping.md) | +1.0% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2024-10-24 | [Pacific Temperatures Show Slower La Nina Development vs. 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27782-pacific-temperatures-show-slower-la-nina-development-vs-2020.md) | -1.3% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2016-06-20 | [Corn sags 3 percent as forecast rains trigger long liquidation - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9745-corn-sags-3-percent-as-forecast-rains-trigger-long-liquidation-agweek-1-source.md) | -7.7% | -17.1% |
| SOY | 2020-02-10 | [La Nina to bring a weather reversal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54517-la-nina-to-bring-a-weather-reversal.md) | +1.3% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2025-10-21 | [Low Soil Moisture Makes It Difficult to Use Mississippi River for Shipping Grain and Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16419-low-soil-moisture-makes-it-difficult-to-use-mississippi-river-for-shipping.md) | +3.4% | +12.2% |
| SOY | 2024-10-24 | [Pacific Temperatures Show Slower La Nina Development vs. 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27782-pacific-temperatures-show-slower-la-nina-development-vs-2020.md) | -2.1% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/blogs/ag-weather-forum/blog-post/2024/06/13/la-nina-taking-longer-develop-good

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