# Excitement and anxiety build ahead of 2021 planting

> Farm Futures analyst Jacqueline Holland says USDA's January reports cut 2020 corn and soybean production and left old-crop stocks tight. Much of the High Plains is in abnormally dry or drought conditions, and spring weather could shift planting between corn and soybeans.

- Date: 2021-02-08 · published 2021-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48481-excitement-and-anxiety-build-ahead-of-2021-planting
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Tight old-crop stocks and dry soils raise the risk of a weak 2021 crop, which supports corn and soybean prices. Acreage shifts between the two crops could also move relative prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-06-05 | [Potential of short U.S. corn crop creates anxiety for ethanol plants - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58686-potential-of-short-u-s-corn-crop-creates-anxiety-for-ethanol-plants-brownfield.md) | +0.9% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2026-08-17 | [2026/27 Planting in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13421-2026-27-planting-in-south-america.md) | +2.3% | +7.7% |
| CORN | 2024-05-02 | [Ahead of the Open \| May 2, 2024 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5412-ahead-of-the-open-may-2-2024-pro-farmer.md) | +0.9% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2023-04-05 | [Pace of 2022/23 Safrinha Corn Planting in Brazil Varied by Region](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13651-pace-of-2022-23-safrinha-corn-planting-in-brazil-varied-by-region.md) | -0.1% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2022-01-04 | [Ahead of the Open \| January 4, 2022 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5775-ahead-of-the-open-january-4-2022-pro-farmer.md) | +3.4% | +5.7% |
| SOY | 2024-09-26 | [2024/25 Brazil Soybean Planting Off to a Slow Start](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13548-2024-25-brazil-soybean-planting-off-to-a-slow-start.md) | +0.3% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2024-05-02 | [Ahead of the Open \| May 2, 2024 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5412-ahead-of-the-open-may-2-2024-pro-farmer.md) | +4.9% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2025-11-27 | [La Niña slows soybean planting and narrows Brazil’s 2025/26 production outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13459-la-nina-slows-soybean-planting-and-narrows-brazil-s-2025-26-production-outlook.md) | -1.1% | -6.4% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/excitement-and-anxiety-build-ahead-of-2021-planting

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