# Northwest Minnesota corn and soybean fields 'luckier than most' to receive sporadic rain - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets

> Agweek reports that some northwest Minnesota fields received timely rain while many others did not, leaving the region 3 to 5 inches behind average. Local seed dealers say drought-tolerant varieties helped some growers.

- Date: 2021-09-11 · published 2021-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44912-northwest-minnesota-corn-and-soybean-fields-luckier-than-most-to-receive
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Patchy moisture in Minnesota points to uneven yields, a small supportive factor for corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-09-18 | [South Dakota corn and soybean yields could range from zero to records - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44910-south-dakota-corn-and-soybean-yields-could-range-from-zero-to-records-agweek-1.md) | -4.3% | -4.1% |
| CORN | 2021-08-28 | [Late rains could help Minnesota beans, but corn is shutting down - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45409-late-rains-could-help-minnesota-beans-but-corn-is-shutting-down-agweek-1-source.md) | -6.1% | -11.6% |
| CORN | 2022-01-21 | [The market rally after the reports - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10893-the-market-rally-after-the-reports-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | +1.4% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2019-05-19 | [Markets finally respond to wet weather - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5629-markets-finally-respond-to-wet-weather-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | +3.2% | +10.8% |
| CORN | 2016-06-06 | [Soybeans rise on U.S. weather view; wheat, corn firm - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9123-soybeans-rise-on-u-s-weather-view-wheat-corn-firm-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +2.7% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2021-09-18 | [South Dakota corn and soybean yields could range from zero to records - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44910-south-dakota-corn-and-soybean-yields-could-range-from-zero-to-records-agweek-1.md) | +0.1% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2022-01-21 | [The market rally after the reports - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10893-the-market-rally-after-the-reports-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | +1.6% | +11.7% |
| SOY | 2019-05-19 | [Markets finally respond to wet weather - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5629-markets-finally-respond-to-wet-weather-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | +1.0% | +11.1% |

## Sources

- agweek.com: https://www.agweek.com/business/northwest-minnesota-corn-and-soybean-fields-luckier-than-most-to-receive-sporadic-rain

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