# 2021 Spring Weather Outlook for Iowa | Integrated Crop Management

> Iowa State's spring outlook shows elevated odds of warmer-than-average temperatures for April through July. Precipitation has no clear signal, but northwest and north-central Iowa remain dry in the deeper soil profile, and La Niña could bring drier summer conditions to parts of the Midwest.

- Date: 2021-04-09 · published 2021-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47524-2021-spring-weather-outlook-for-iowa-integrated-crop-management
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dry subsoil in northern Iowa and a possible drier summer raise yield risk for corn and soybeans. That supports prices at the margin for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-02-04 | [Late-Winter and Early Growing Season Climatological Outlooks for 2022 \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42620-late-winter-and-early-growing-season-climatological-outlooks-for-2022.md) | +3.3% | +17.3% |
| CORN | 2021-06-14 | [How does our soil moisture balance sheet look? \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46419-how-does-our-soil-moisture-balance-sheet-look-integrated-crop-management.md) | -2.8% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2020-09-01 | [Regional Crop Update: August 26 - September 1, 2020 \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50968-regional-crop-update-august-26-september-1-2020-integrated-crop-management.md) | -0.4% | +5.9% |
| CORN | 2019-07-15 | [Flash Drought and Crop Stress Concerns \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57919-flash-drought-and-crop-stress-concerns-integrated-crop-management.md) | -2.6% | -7.4% |
| CORN | 2019-09-23 | [Weather Challenges Still Plague Missouri Farmers // Integrated Crop and Pest Management News Article // Integrated Pest Management, University of Missouri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56910-weather-challenges-still-plague-missouri-farmers-integrated-crop-and-pest.md) | +1.9% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2022-02-04 | [Late-Winter and Early Growing Season Climatological Outlooks for 2022 \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42620-late-winter-and-early-growing-season-climatological-outlooks-for-2022.md) | +1.9% | +8.5% |
| SOY | 2021-06-14 | [How does our soil moisture balance sheet look? \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46419-how-does-our-soil-moisture-balance-sheet-look-integrated-crop-management.md) | -7.5% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2020-09-01 | [Regional Crop Update: August 26 - September 1, 2020 \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50968-regional-crop-update-august-26-september-1-2020-integrated-crop-management.md) | +2.3% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- crops.extension.iastate.edu: https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/post/2021-spring-weather-outlook-iowa

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