# Weather volatility could persist this growing season - Brownfield Ag News

> Compeer Financial's Glenn Wachtler says a decent Midwest snowpack has eased some drought concerns but not the longer-term dryness. He notes the Western Corn Belt is especially dry and soil moisture is below what is needed, with La Nina conditions raising the risk of spring dry patterns.

- Date: 2021-02-23 · published 2021-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US Corn Belt · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48480-weather-volatility-could-persist-this-growing-season-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Dry soils heading into spring raise the risk of planting delays and yield losses for corn. Weather risk could keep corn futures supported during the growing season.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-03-17 | [Concerns over the drought are growing for farmers as planting season approaches - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13378-concerns-over-the-drought-are-growing-for-farmers-as-planting-season-approaches.md) | +2.8% | +7.8% |
| CORN | 2024-02-09 | [Weather market for grains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13206-weather-market-for-grains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.2% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2019-05-29 | [Weather contributes to record-slow corn planting - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58940-weather-contributes-to-record-slow-corn-planting-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2019-09-16 | [Grains, oilseeds up, watching weather - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9442-grains-oilseeds-up-watching-weather-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.4% | +8.3% |
| CORN | 2017-06-29 | [Wheat surges on weather concerns in Plains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9719-wheat-surges-on-weather-concerns-in-plains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +5.9% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/weather-volatility-could-persist-this-growing-season/

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