# Crop yields cut short by lack of late-season rains - The Globe | News, weather, sports from Worthington, Minnesota

> Minnesota farmers finished harvest with yields below early-August expectations because of a lack of late-season rain. Statewide corn harvest was 63% complete and soybean harvest 96% complete, both well ahead of normal pace.

- Date: 2020-10-21 · published 2020-10-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50495-crop-yields-cut-short-by-lack-of-late-season-rains-the-globe-news-weather
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Below-expected yields in a major northern corn and soybean state tighten local supply, while fast harvest adds to near-term selling pressure.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-05-23 | [Rare, Third Year of La Niña Poses Another Season of Extreme Weather Risks for Crops – The Van Trump Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41335-rare-third-year-of-la-nina-poses-another-season-of-extreme-weather-risks-for.md) | +0.0% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2021-02-23 | [Weather volatility could persist this growing season - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48480-weather-volatility-could-persist-this-growing-season-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.5% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [This spring brings worry rather than rain for some parts of the Great Plains and Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13285-this-spring-brings-worry-rather-than-rain-for-some-parts-of-the-great-plains.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2017-11-17 | [Weather system shifts impact crop yield - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67837-weather-system-shifts-impact-crop-yield-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.8% | +6.3% |
| CORN | 2024-09-20 | [Small Seed Size Could Be the Unexpected Late-Season Robber of Soybean Yields This Year - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13156-small-seed-size-could-be-the-unexpected-late-season-robber-of-soybean-yields.md) | +0.0% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2020-08-27 | [Weather causing short-term crop market opportunities - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51642-weather-causing-short-term-crop-market-opportunities-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.7% | +8.8% |
| SOY | 2019-06-11 | [In-season weather data give reliable estimates of corn and soybean yields \| South Dakota Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58456-in-season-weather-data-give-reliable-estimates-of-corn-and-soybean-yields-south.md) | +6.3% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2020-07-14 | [Rains on parts of the Plains, upper Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51957-rains-on-parts-of-the-plains-upper-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.0% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- dglobe.com: https://www.dglobe.com/business/crop-yields-cut-short-by-lack-of-late-season-rains

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