# IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society | 2020 May Quick Look

> The IRI May Quick Look reports that east-central Pacific sea surface temperatures were near average in mid-May. Most models favor neutral conditions into summer, becoming below average but not necessarily La Niña by late summer and fall.

- Date: 2020-05-19 · published 2020-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53046-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2020-may-quick-look
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Neutral ENSO through summer lowers the near-term risk of major weather shocks to Northern Hemisphere crops, so it offers limited immediate price support for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-06-18 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| June 2021 Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46479-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-june-2021-quick.md) | +0.3% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2019-08-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| 2019 August Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57496-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2019-august-quick.md) | -1.9% | -3.6% |
| CORN | 2024-12-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| December 2024 Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26862-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-december-2024.md) | +2.0% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2025-11-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| November 2025 Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21854-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-november-2025.md) | -2.0% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2019-12-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| 2019 December Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55497-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2019-december.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2021-06-18 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| June 2021 Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46479-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-june-2021-quick.md) | +3.1% | +9.4% |
| SOY | 2019-08-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| 2019 August Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57496-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2019-august-quick.md) | -2.8% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2024-12-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| December 2024 Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26862-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-december-2024.md) | +3.8% | +8.6% |

## Sources

- iri.columbia.edu: https://iri.columbia.edu/our-expertise/climate/forecasts/enso/2020-may-quick-look/

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