# Fading La Nina should lead to a wetter Midwest spring - Brownfield Ag News

> Nutrien Ag Solutions' Eric Snodgrass says the La Niña pattern is fading after three years and a shift to El Niño would generally bring a wetter spring to the Midwest. Models show wetter conditions from the mid-South to the Ohio Valley, though the western Corn Belt drought is not yet resolved.

- Date: 2023-01-31 · published 2023-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37703-fading-la-nina-should-lead-to-a-wetter-midwest-spring-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Better spring moisture would ease drought worries in the western Corn Belt and support planting prospects, which is bearish for corn and soybean risk premiums. Tighter planting windows in the eastern Corn Belt could offset some of that.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-12-30 | [Wet spring, dry summer a theme for 2024 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13128-wet-spring-dry-summer-a-theme-for-2024-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.1% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2016-12-30 | [La Niña not panning out - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73402-la-nina-not-panning-out-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.3% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2018-06-11 | [Rain in much of Midwest sends soybeans, corn lower - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8247-rain-in-much-of-midwest-sends-soybeans-corn-lower-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.5% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2018-06-13 | [Drier across the Midwest; heat builds on the Plains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64381-drier-across-the-midwest-heat-builds-on-the-plains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -4.1% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2017-02-02 | [Minneapolis leads wheat complex higher - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8598-minneapolis-leads-wheat-complex-higher-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.1% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2016-12-30 | [La Niña not panning out - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73402-la-nina-not-panning-out-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.7% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2018-06-11 | [Rain in much of Midwest sends soybeans, corn lower - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8247-rain-in-much-of-midwest-sends-soybeans-corn-lower-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -6.6% | -12.1% |
| SOY | 2018-06-13 | [Drier across the Midwest; heat builds on the Plains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64381-drier-across-the-midwest-heat-builds-on-the-plains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -6.8% | -13.0% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/fading-la-nina-should-lead-to-a-wetter-midwest-spring/

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