# Violent August Storms Pound Midwest Crops for the Second Year

> Severe August thunderstorms with high winds and heavy rain flattened corn and tangled soybeans across northeast Iowa and the upper Midwest, damaging buildings and flooding fields. The storms are likely to reduce yields and complicate harvest in affected areas.

- Date: 2021-08-31 · published 2021-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45411-violent-august-storms-pound-midwest-crops-for-the-second-year
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lodging and flooding losses add to the drought-related yield shortfall, supporting corn and soybean prices. Harvest delays from wet fields can also slow deliveries.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-08-25 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S. \| August 25, 2023 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13253-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-august-25-2023-drought-gov.md) | -2.2% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2022-10-06 | [Parts of the Midwest started out too wet for crops, but now they’re too dry \| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13323-parts-of-the-midwest-started-out-too-wet-for-crops-but-now-they-re-too-dry-kcur.md) | +0.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2023-06-24 | [Drought hits the Midwest, threatening crops and the world’s food supply • Missouri Independent](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35662-drought-hits-the-midwest-threatening-crops-and-the-world-s-food-supply-missouri.md) | -8.7% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2017-10-24 | [What Will a La Nina Winter Mean for the Midwest? \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68370-what-will-a-la-nina-winter-mean-for-the-midwest-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | -0.6% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2026-05-06 | [Widespread ASAP forecast warnings on crops for second half of the year due to upcoming El Niño conditions - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19186-widespread-asap-forecast-warnings-on-crops-for-second-half-of-the-year-due-to.md) | +1.7% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2023-08-25 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S. \| August 25, 2023 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13253-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-august-25-2023-drought-gov.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2022-10-06 | [Parts of the Midwest started out too wet for crops, but now they’re too dry \| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13323-parts-of-the-midwest-started-out-too-wet-for-crops-but-now-they-re-too-dry-kcur.md) | +1.9% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2023-06-24 | [Drought hits the Midwest, threatening crops and the world’s food supply • Missouri Independent](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35662-drought-hits-the-midwest-threatening-crops-and-the-world-s-food-supply-missouri.md) | +4.2% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2021/08/31/violent-august-storms-pound-midwest

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