# Under current Midwest warming trends, models predict stable crop yields without need for more irrigation | Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center

> A Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center summary of the Nature Communications study reports that projected summer temperature and rainfall trends imply stable Midwest corn yields to 2050 without added irrigation. The work links rising minimum temperatures and falling maximum temperatures to lower water stress.

- Date: 2021-03-02 · published 2021-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47954-under-current-midwest-warming-trends-models-predict-stable-crop-yields-without
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Stable projected yields without major irrigation expansion reduce long-term supply-shock concerns for corn, a modestly bearish factor for the price outlook.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-06-23 | [Positive yield expectations for EU winter cereals - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24137-positive-yield-expectations-for-eu-winter-cereals-joint-research-centre.md) | -1.5% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2021-03-09 | [Adaptation, not irrigation recommended for Midwest corn farmers  \| MSUToday \| Michigan State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47957-adaptation-not-irrigation-recommended-for-midwest-corn-farmers-msutoday.md) | -10.3% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2022-03-21 | [Fair start to spring for most European crops - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42208-fair-start-to-spring-for-most-european-crops-joint-research-centre.md) | +1.5% | +11.2% |
| CORN | 2019-03-13 | [Weather at key growth stages predicts US Midwest corn yield and grain quality - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59917-weather-at-key-growth-stages-predicts-us-midwest-corn-yield-and-grain-quality.md) | +4.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-03-18 | [Predicting Midwest Corn Yield and Quality from Weather - WeatherNation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59921-predicting-midwest-corn-yield-and-quality-from-weather-weathernation.md) | +2.6% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- glbrc.org: https://www.glbrc.org/news/under-current-midwest-warming-trends-models-predict-stable-crop-yields-without-need-more

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