# Wet fields even wetter in 2019, 2020

> Illinois farmers are facing more extreme wet springs, as in 2019 and 2020, and planting decisions have become harder. Coles County growers planted early in April when soil moisture was ideal. Heavy mid-May rain then hit newly emerged corn and soybeans, with 2.5 inches falling on one farm.

- Date: 2020-05-27 · published 2020-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52968-wet-fields-even-wetter-in-2019-2020
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Wet spring conditions and replant decisions can delay crop development and affect yields. The effect on prices is modest unless the wet pattern spreads across major production areas.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-12-27 | [La Nina, Drought Highlight Weather Events in 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13399-la-nina-drought-highlight-weather-events-in-2021.md) | -1.3% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2019-11-04 | [Winter Weather Outlook for 2019-2020 \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55982-winter-weather-outlook-for-2019-2020-integrated-crop-management.md) | +0.9% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2021-01-03 | [Expert: 2020's wet weather caused issues… \| PB Commercial](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49202-expert-2020-s-wet-weather-caused-issues-pb-commercial.md) | +5.3% | +17.8% |
| CORN | 2021-11-02 | [Fall Field Work Following a Wet October - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13407-fall-field-work-following-a-wet-october-farmdoc.md) | +0.2% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2018-11-12 | [Weather pivotal in 2018 crop production - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61891-weather-pivotal-in-2018-crop-production-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -6.7% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2019-10-14 | [Feedback From The Field - Oct. 14, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56415-feedback-from-the-field-oct-14-2019.md) | -0.2% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2025-11-21 | [Weather challenges impact 2025 soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13038-weather-challenges-impact-2025-soybean-yields.md) | +1.4% | -6.5% |
| SOY | 2017-11-20 | [Feedback From The Field - Nov. 20, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67834-feedback-from-the-field-nov-20-2017.md) | +0.6% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/wet-fields-even-wetter-in-2019-2020

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