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Late September and October rainfall eased Midwest drought and raised Mississippi River water levels, after summer drought affected much of Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. USDA projects a relatively limited impact on average crop yields.
Fall water levels had dropped to their lowest September levels in years before the rains.
Improved river levels make a repeat of last year's barge backlog less likely, easing freight pressure on grain movement. Limited yield losses also reduce the upside risk for corn and soybean prices.
farmermac.comFarmer Mac CommunicationsNov 16, 2023Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 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.
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.
