# La Nina, Storms Affected 2020 Production

> DTN's year-end review attributes lower-than-expected 2020 U.S. crop production to drought, the August 10 derecho windstorm and a La Nina pattern that formed in midsummer. Heavy snow and wet soils also cut North Dakota harvested corn acreage by 43% versus 2019.

- Date: 2020-12-29 · published 2020-12-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49484-la-nina-storms-affected-2020-production
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower-than-projected U.S. output tightened corn and soybean supplies, supporting prices and raising feed costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-26 | [China's Production and Stocks Could Continue Lower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70355-china-s-production-and-stocks-could-continue-lower.md) | +3.2% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2022-12-30 | [Third La Nina Year Influenced Lower Production, Forage Shortages and Higher Grain Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38160-third-la-nina-year-influenced-lower-production-forage-shortages-and-higher.md) | -2.1% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2021-09-25 | [Grain Traders Keep an Eye on La Nina’s Impact on Global Production \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44993-grain-traders-keep-an-eye-on-la-nina-s-impact-on-global-production-red-river.md) | +1.5% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2020-10-07 | [La Niña's Mixed Blessing: For Australia, a 90% Jump in Wheat Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50566-la-nina-s-mixed-blessing-for-australia-a-90-jump-in-wheat-production.md) | +2.0% | +6.5% |
| CORN | 2022-02-16 | [Grains Production Estimates Slashed as Impact of La Niña Shows \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42622-grains-production-estimates-slashed-as-impact-of-la-nina-shows-cz-app.md) | +5.1% | +18.3% |
| SOY | 2023-02-17 | [Another cut expected for Argentina soy production \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13982-another-cut-expected-for-argentina-soy-production-world-grain.md) | +0.2% | -3.3% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2026-09-22 | [2026/27 Brazil Soybeans 1.2% Planted, Production of 180.0 mt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13417-2026-27-brazil-soybeans-1-2-planted-production-of-180-0-mt.md) | -3.0% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2020/12/29/la-nina-storms-affected-2020-2

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