# La Nina Moisture Watch

> DTN's ag meteorologist reports that a La Niña event, roughly 1.5°C below normal in the Pacific, is expected to persist into spring 2021 and is among the eighth-strongest since 1950. Precipitation is forecast to be below normal in the western Midwest and most of the Plains, where drought is likely to persist, while the northwestern US and eastern Midwest are expected to be wetter.

- Date: 2021-01-01 · published 2021-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49073-la-nina-moisture-watch
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Drier forecasts for the western Midwest and Plains raise concern about the 2021 corn and soybean crops, which can support futures and feed prices if planting-season dryness develops.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-08-01 | [July 2020 ENSO update: La Niña Watch!](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52034-july-2020-enso-update-la-nina-watch.md) | -1.4% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2021-12-01 | [Winter 2021-22: La Nina Sequel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43521-winter-2021-22-la-nina-sequel.md) | +8.0% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2021-05-13 | [Soil Moisture Running Short in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46928-soil-moisture-running-short-in-brazil.md) | -7.7% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2017-10-24 | [What Will a La Nina Winter Mean for the Midwest? \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68370-what-will-a-la-nina-winter-mean-for-the-midwest-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | -0.6% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2023-04-27 | [El Nino May Boost Soil Moisture in May for South American Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36317-el-nino-may-boost-soil-moisture-in-may-for-south-american-wheat.md) | -0.9% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2020-08-01 | [July 2020 ENSO update: La Niña Watch!](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52034-july-2020-enso-update-la-nina-watch.md) | -3.0% | +5.9% |
| SOY | 2021-12-01 | [Winter 2021-22: La Nina Sequel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43521-winter-2021-22-la-nina-sequel.md) | +2.7% | +11.4% |
| SOY | 2017-10-24 | [What Will a La Nina Winter Mean for the Midwest? \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68370-what-will-a-la-nina-winter-mean-for-the-midwest-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | -0.8% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2021/01/01/la-nina-moisture-watch

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