# August Field Roundup

> DTN's August field roundup reports that a hot, dry August has cut yield prospects in parts of the western and north-central U.S. Heat has tipped back corn ears and left soybean pods small, while many Midwest and southern growers still expect average or above-average crops. Flash drought developed over many crop areas during mid-to-late summer.

- Date: 2020-08-27 · published 2020-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51452-august-field-roundup
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Yield losses in key producing areas reduce expected supplies of corn and soybeans, supporting prices for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-08-27 | 5 | +5.5% | 2.9 | DTN's report of a hot, dry August and flash drought cutting yield prospects added supply-risk premium to soybeans. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-08-14 | [Feedback From The Field - August 14, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69302-feedback-from-the-field-august-14-2017.md) | -2.0% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2020-09-01 | [Tough August hurts crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50964-tough-august-hurts-crops.md) | -0.4% | +5.9% |
| CORN | 2019-05-24 | [Another round of weather support - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5439-another-round-of-weather-support-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +7.1% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2022-08-30 | [Arable Market Report - 30 August 2022 \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40115-arable-market-report-30-august-2022-ahdb.md) | -3.3% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2026-08-26 | [El Niño/La Niña Update (August 2026)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17828-el-nino-la-nina-update-august-2026.md) | +3.3% | +5.7% |
| SOY | 2017-08-14 | [Feedback From The Field - August 14, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69302-feedback-from-the-field-august-14-2017.md) | +0.2% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2020-09-01 | [Tough August hurts crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50964-tough-august-hurts-crops.md) | +2.3% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2019-05-24 | [Another round of weather support - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5439-another-round-of-weather-support-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +6.8% | +9.9% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2020/08/27/august-heat-dryness-push-farmers?referrer=twitter

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