
Illinois Mennonite and Amish farmers describe how heavy rain delayed planting in 2019, with corn planted as late as Memorial Day weekend. Statewide Illinois corn yield fell nearly 19% and soybean yield about 20% from 2018 to 2019, according to USDA data.
The 2019 yield losses and planting delays are already known and largely priced in, so this retrospective feature offers little new supply information for feed buyers.
After 445 past neutral weather events, CORN moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.6%), and +0.7% over 20.
After 324 past neutral weather events, SOY moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.7%), and +0.7% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.