# Climate change expected to hit corn, soybean yields, report finds | 2021-04-27  | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> A Nature Conservancy climate assessment for Illinois projects that heat and water stress will reduce soybean yields later this century and corn yields by midcentury. It also finds wetter springs and heavier rainfall events have already increased in the state.

- Date: 2021-04-28 · published 2021-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47435-climate-change-expected-to-hit-corn-soybean-yields-report-finds-2021-04-27-agri
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The findings are long-term and do not change near-term supply, so they have little direct effect on current corn or soybean prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-08-12 | [USDA lowers corn, soybean yield estimates due to drought \| 2021-08-12  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45406-usda-lowers-corn-soybean-yield-estimates-due-to-drought-2021-08-12-agri-pulse.md) | +0.7% | -7.7% |
| CORN | 2019-09-12 | [USDA lowers corn, soybean yield estimates \| 2019-09-12  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10852-usda-lowers-corn-soybean-yield-estimates-2019-09-12-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +4.8% | +9.0% |
| CORN | 2020-07-10 | [USDA holds corn and soybean yields steady in latest WASDE \| 2020-07-10  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52074-usda-holds-corn-and-soybean-yields-steady-in-latest-wasde-2020-07-10-agri-pulse.md) | -4.9% | -7.5% |
| CORN | 2021-10-12 | [USDA officials increase soybean, corn yield estimates \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44382-usda-officials-increase-soybean-corn-yield-estimates-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +0.0% | +9.0% |
| CORN | 2021-02-05 | [US sets new record for ag exports to China in 2020 \| 2021-02-05  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48476-us-sets-new-record-for-ag-exports-to-china-in-2020-2021-02-05-agri-pulse.md) | -2.2% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2021-08-12 | [USDA lowers corn, soybean yield estimates due to drought \| 2021-08-12  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45406-usda-lowers-corn-soybean-yield-estimates-due-to-drought-2021-08-12-agri-pulse.md) | -3.4% | -10.4% |
| SOY | 2023-10-25 | [U.S. soybean meal exports set record, expected to go higher next year \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33691-u-s-soybean-meal-exports-set-record-expected-to-go-higher-next-year-agri-pulse.md) | -0.6% | +6.3% |
| SOY | 2019-09-12 | [USDA lowers corn, soybean yield estimates \| 2019-09-12  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10852-usda-lowers-corn-soybean-yield-estimates-2019-09-12-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +4.1% | +8.2% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/15761-climate-change-expected-to-hit-corn-soybean-yields-report-finds

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