# Heavy rains + heat spell trouble for soybeans - Brownfield Ag News

> A forecast of heavy rain followed by heat threatens soybeans in parts of the Midwest this week. University of Minnesota agronomist Seth Naeve warned of ponding and said that hot conditions after saturated soils would stress plants more than cool ones. He recommended replanting drowned-out spots with a shorter maturity group.

- Date: 2020-06-29 · published 2020-06-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52454-heavy-rains-heat-spell-trouble-for-soybeans-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Waterlogging and heat stress during the soybean growth stage could trim yields, which supports soybean prices if the weather verifies.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-01-17 | [Heavy rainfall in Argentina supports soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11025-heavy-rainfall-in-argentina-supports-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2016-04-20 | [Soybeans surge again - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7723-soybeans-surge-again-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.3% | +9.6% |
| SOY | 2023-08-25 | [More weather support for soybeans - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34665-more-weather-support-for-soybeans-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2020-07-02 | [Soybeans, corn extend rally - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12774-soybeans-corn-extend-rally-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2018-12-17 | [Soybeans bounce back a bit - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7514-soybeans-bounce-back-a-bit-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.7% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/heavy-rains-heat-spell-trouble-for-soybeans/

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