# Very Early Outlook for 2021 Growing Season | Tift County Extension Producer Updates

> A University of Georgia extension outlook says the winter was cooler and wetter than normal in south Georgia due to a sudden stratospheric warming event, which pushed the polar vortex off-center. The post expects a return to neutral conditions and notes the possibility of another La Niña this fall and an active tropical season.

- Date: 2021-03-29 · published 2021-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48028-very-early-outlook-for-2021-growing-season-tift-county-extension-producer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Wet conditions in the Southeast favor normal planting, but the outlook offers little direct price signal for feed commodities beyond general seasonal weather risk.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-10-24 | [Warmer than normal outlook for November-January \| Tift County Extension Producer Updates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56499-warmer-than-normal-outlook-for-november-january-tift-county-extension-producer.md) | -1.3% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2019-06-24 | [Cattle Report 6/24/2019 \| Tift County Extension Producer Updates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58731-cattle-report-6-24-2019-tift-county-extension-producer-updates.md) | -1.5% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-03-13 | [Climate outlook for 2019 growing season in Georgia \| Viticulture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60013-climate-outlook-for-2019-growing-season-in-georgia-viticulture.md) | +4.3% | -1.0% |
| 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 | 2019-10-31 | [Scary or Merry? Here's the 2020 Winter Weather Outlook - Growing Produce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56496-scary-or-merry-here-s-the-2020-winter-weather-outlook-growing-produce.md) | +0.9% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2019-10-24 | [Warmer than normal outlook for November-January \| Tift County Extension Producer Updates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56499-warmer-than-normal-outlook-for-november-january-tift-county-extension-producer.md) | -1.9% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2019-03-13 | [Climate outlook for 2019 growing season in Georgia \| Viticulture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60013-climate-outlook-for-2019-growing-season-in-georgia-viticulture.md) | +2.2% | +1.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- site.extension.uga.edu: https://site.extension.uga.edu/tiftcoag/2021/03/very-early-outlook-for-2021-growing-season/

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