# Livestock Wx for 8/21/20: Predicting derechos; La Niña odds influence Sep-Oct-Nov outlook - Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

> Livestock Wx described the derecho that crossed Iowa about a week and a half earlier, which caused widespread damage to corn crops. It also explained how derechos are defined and noted that La Niña odds are shaping the September to November outlook.

- Date: 2020-08-21 · published 2020-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51522-livestock-wx-for-8-21-20-predicting-derechos-la-nina-odds-influence-sep-oct-nov
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Iowa corn losses from the derecho reduce US corn supply and support corn prices, while the La Niña outlook adds further weather risk for the coming season.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-25 | [Livestock Wx for 11-22-19: No El Niño, No La Niña, So What's Driving NOAA Outlooks? - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55984-livestock-wx-for-11-22-19-no-el-nino-no-la-nina-so-what-s-driving-noaa-outlooks.md) | +1.6% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2019-06-04 | [How the late 2019 crop could impact cattle prices - Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11386-how-the-late-2019-crop-could-impact-cattle-prices-texas-and-southwestern-cattle.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-06-19 | [Prospect of higher feed costs generating challenge and opportunity - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58725-prospect-of-higher-feed-costs-generating-challenge-and-opportunity-texas-and.md) | +1.3% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2021-10-18 | [Cow-Calf Corner: Higher feed prices this winter - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44688-cow-calf-corner-higher-feed-prices-this-winter-texas-and-southwestern-cattle.md) | +1.5% | +13.0% |
| CORN | 2018-08-29 | [Southern Africa Food and Nutrition Security Working Group: Crop and Livestock Situation Update, Food Security Outlook and Nutrition Update (Bulletin, July - August 2018) \| OCHA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63454-southern-africa-food-and-nutrition-security-working-group-crop-and-livestock.md) | +2.7% | +4.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-11-25 | [Livestock Wx for 11-22-19: No El Niño, No La Niña, So What's Driving NOAA Outlooks? - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55984-livestock-wx-for-11-22-19-no-el-nino-no-la-nina-so-what-s-driving-noaa-outlooks.md) | +2.2% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-10-18 | [Cow-Calf Corner: Higher feed prices this winter - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44688-cow-calf-corner-higher-feed-prices-this-winter-texas-and-southwestern-cattle.md) | -0.4% | +5.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-30 | [Western Snow Season 2022-23 Preview: A Look at Water Supplies and the Winter Outlook in 10 Maps \| November 30, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38581-western-snow-season-2022-23-preview-a-look-at-water-supplies-and-the-winter.md) | -0.3% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- tscra.org: https://tscra.org/livestock-wx-for-8-21-20-predicting-derechos-la-nina-odds-influences-sep-oct-nov-outlook/

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