# How weather walloped southwestern Minn. farmers - MinnMix

> Southwestern Minnesota corn fields show shriveled stalks, missing ears and blackened plants after a difficult growing season. Rock County farmer Peter Bakken shows ears that developed normally alongside undersized, poorly developed ones.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T06:13:12.686Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4412-how-weather-walloped-southwestern-minn-farmers-minnmix
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Localized yield losses in Minnesota reduce regional corn supply and support feed corn prices, though the area is small relative to total US output.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-05-30 | [Dry Weather Worries Corn Farmers in Southern Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13646-dry-weather-worries-corn-farmers-in-southern-brazil.md) | -3.8% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2019-06-11 | [Ag weather disasters: Help on the way for farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58579-ag-weather-disasters-help-on-the-way-for-farmers.md) | +6.2% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2026-05-18 | [Midwest farmers battle weather extremes during spring planting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12996-midwest-farmers-battle-weather-extremes-during-spring-planting.md) | +0.7% | -7.8% |
| CORN | 2020-05-05 | [Brazil's corn farmers face scarce rains, losses: weather forecasters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52956-brazil-s-corn-farmers-face-scarce-rains-losses-weather-forecasters.md) | +0.1% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2021-04-24 | [Grain prices pushed higher as weather worries grow - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10294-grain-prices-pushed-higher-as-weather-worries-grow-farmers-weekly.md) | +13.6% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- minnmix.com: https://www.minnmix.com/how-weather-walloped-southwestern-minn-farmers-128418.html

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