# Doing the Derecho Dance

> DTN analyst Alan Brugler reviews how USDA handled derecho damage in its September reports, noting NASS will re-survey Iowa producers for the October report because insurance settlements and harvested-acreage decisions remain unresolved. Winds exceeded 100 mph in places, and August was hot and dry across much of the Corn Belt.

- Date: 2020-09-14 · published 2020-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50965-doing-the-derecho-dance
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over harvested acreage and yield keeps the size of the US corn crop unsettled, which supports feed grain prices until the October report clarifies supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-05-02 | [In the News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30247-in-the-news.md) | +0.9% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2020-12-01 | [USDA: Iowa Lost 50% of Corn to Derecho, Drought \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49486-usda-iowa-lost-50-of-corn-to-derecho-drought-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2021-06-24 | [3 Factors Driving the Corn Market - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46607-3-factors-driving-the-corn-market-agweb.md) | +4.6% | -5.8% |
| CORN | 2019-03-21 | [Milk prices may start moving in the right direction](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60256-milk-prices-may-start-moving-in-the-right-direction.md) | -1.2% | -4.1% |
| CORN | 2023-06-06 | [The price of eggs is dropping after a major spike. Here's why.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35504-the-price-of-eggs-is-dropping-after-a-major-spike-here-s-why.md) | +5.1% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/columns/another-view/article/2020/09/14/derecho-dance

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