# Rain Slowing Crop Progress in Iowa - Morning Ag Clips

> Only 8% of Iowa's expected corn crop was planted in the week ending May 5, bringing the total to 47%, which lags average by two days. Rain held farmers to 1.4 suitable days, though some counties moved out of drought, and topsoil moisture was 19% surplus.

- Date: 2024-05-07 · published 2024-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30303-rain-slowing-crop-progress-in-iowa-morning-ag-clips
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed Corn Belt planting raises concern about yield potential if wet conditions persist, supporting corn prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-05-24 | [A Closer Look at Drought and Crop Progress in 5 Top Corn Growing States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46940-a-closer-look-at-drought-and-crop-progress-in-5-top-corn-growing-states.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2017-02-02 | [Harvest delays in Mato Grosso - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72332-harvest-delays-in-mato-grosso-morning-ag-clips.md) | -1.1% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2024-04-29 | [French wheat ratings fall again while maize sowings progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30697-french-wheat-ratings-fall-again-while-maize-sowings-progress.md) | +0.9% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2018-07-12 | [U.S. weather outlook, Brazil corn update - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63882-u-s-weather-outlook-brazil-corn-update-morning-ag-clips.md) | +2.9% | +12.0% |
| CORN | 2017-05-26 | [Midwest field agronomists talk crop progress \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70854-midwest-field-agronomists-talk-crop-progress-farm-progress.md) | -0.1% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2017-12-14 | [South American crop and weather update - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67327-south-american-crop-and-weather-update-morning-ag-clips.md) | -2.6% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2017-02-02 | [Harvest delays in Mato Grosso - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72332-harvest-delays-in-mato-grosso-morning-ag-clips.md) | +2.1% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2019-04-09 | [Purdue experts provide spring climate outlook - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59515-purdue-experts-provide-spring-climate-outlook-morning-ag-clips.md) | -0.0% | -9.0% |

## Sources

- morningagclips.com: https://www.morningagclips.com/rain-slowing-crop-progress-in-iowa/

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