# Soil conditions determine when to plant

> Iowa State extension agronomist Mark Licht advises that planting decisions should depend on soil temperature and moisture rather than the calendar. He gives critical planting dates of May 18 for corn and May 20 for soybeans in Iowa, with yield losses expected after them.

- Date: 2020-04-06 · published 2020-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53484-soil-conditions-determine-when-to-plant
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Planting guidance affects expected acreage timing but does not signal a change in crop supply. Price impact is minimal at this stage.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-03-29 | [Mapping Out Soil Moisture Conditions Around the Midwest Ahead of Planting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13200-mapping-out-soil-moisture-conditions-around-the-midwest-ahead-of-planting.md) | -4.2% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2019-05-09 | [ENSO WILL TOE THE LINE BETWEEN EL NIÑO AND NEUTRAL CONDITIONS DURING JUNE-AUGUST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59009-enso-will-toe-the-line-between-el-nino-and-neutral-conditions-during-june-august.md) | +2.3% | +9.3% |
| CORN | 2019-10-29 | [Eastern Corn Belt, WCB Harvest Conditions Diverge, Analyst Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56419-eastern-corn-belt-wcb-harvest-conditions-diverge-analyst-says.md) | +2.7% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2017-08-24 | [Perfect Storm Drought Conditions: Price, Yield and Drought Updates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69301-perfect-storm-drought-conditions-price-yield-and-drought-updates.md) | -3.1% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2019-01-03 | [Dry weather conditions in Brazil drive US soybean expectations up - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60944-dry-weather-conditions-in-brazil-drive-us-soybean-expectations-up-datamarnews.md) | +1.6% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2023-06-21 | [Dry weather conditions in early summer worsen crop prospects in the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35430-dry-weather-conditions-in-early-summer-worsen-crop-prospects-in-the-eu.md) | +1.2% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2017-08-24 | [Perfect Storm Drought Conditions: Price, Yield and Drought Updates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69301-perfect-storm-drought-conditions-price-yield-and-drought-updates.md) | -1.3% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2021-11-16 | [Understanding La Niña Conditions Going Into the Winter Season \| USDA Climate Hubs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43970-understanding-la-nina-conditions-going-into-the-winter-season-usda-climate-hubs.md) | +1.4% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/soil-conditions-determine-when-to-plant

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