# Expert: 2020's wet weather caused issues… | PB Commercial

> Arkansas corn planted acreage fell to 620,000 acres against an intended 800,000, as wet late-winter and spring conditions and tropical storms Laura and Beta delayed planting and harvest. Grain sorghum acreage was also low at about 10,000 acres. Corn prices rose late in 2020, but mainly after many growers had already sold.

- Date: 2021-01-03 · published 2021-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49202-expert-2020-s-wet-weather-caused-issues-pb-commercial
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-driven acreage losses in one state add little to national supply, but they reflect the wider low-price, low-acreage pattern for feed grains. Early-2021 prices remain firmer than harvest levels.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-12-16 | [2016 weather propelled commodity market rollercoaster](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73322-2016-weather-propelled-commodity-market-rollercoaster.md) | -3.0% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2017-06-14 | [Changing weather causes issues for development of corn and soybeans - Radio Iowa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70343-changing-weather-causes-issues-for-development-of-corn-and-soybeans-radio-iowa.md) | -2.1% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2020-05-27 | [Corn Belt producers should expect wet summer \| 2020-05-26  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52962-corn-belt-producers-should-expect-wet-summer-2020-05-26-agri-pulse.md) | +1.4% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-11-04 | [Winter Weather Outlook for 2019-2020 \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55982-winter-weather-outlook-for-2019-2020-integrated-crop-management.md) | +0.9% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2020-05-27 | [Wet fields even wetter in 2019, 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52968-wet-fields-even-wetter-in-2019-2020.md) | +1.4% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- pbcommercial.com: https://www.pbcommercial.com/expert-2020s-wet-weather-caused-issues-for-grain/

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