# Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture in the Midwest - Union of Concerned Scientists

> An interview with a University of Illinois researcher examines how elevated CO2 and rising temperatures affect photosynthesis and productivity of Midwest corn and soybeans. The piece notes that 2019 flooding prevented planting on nearly 20 million acres.

- Date: 2020-03-03 · published 2020-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53974-climate-change-impacts-on-agriculture-in-the-midwest-union-of-concerned
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

This is long-term climate research with no immediate supply or price signal for feed markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-03-13 | [The Economic Impacts of Drought on US Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59919-the-economic-impacts-of-drought-on-us-agriculture.md) | +4.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2021-08-30 | [The impact of La Niña and El Nino climate patterns on agriculture and food security \| Experts’ Opinions DevelopmentAid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45485-the-impact-of-la-nina-and-el-nino-climate-patterns-on-agriculture-and-food.md) | -6.1% | -11.6% |
| CORN | 2018-03-06 | [Outlook for the 2018 growing season \| Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65927-outlook-for-the-2018-growing-season-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast.md) | +2.7% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2017-02-20 | [Harvests in the US to suffer from climate change](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72345-harvests-in-the-us-to-suffer-from-climate-change.md) | +0.3% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2020-10-01 | [Climate Change Increases Corn & Soybean Yields in Upper Midwest \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50496-climate-change-increases-corn-and-soybean-yields-in-upper-midwest-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.3% | +6.4% |
| SOY | 2019-03-13 | [The Economic Impacts of Drought on US Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59919-the-economic-impacts-of-drought-on-us-agriculture.md) | +2.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2021-08-30 | [The impact of La Niña and El Nino climate patterns on agriculture and food security \| Experts’ Opinions DevelopmentAid](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45485-the-impact-of-la-nina-and-el-nino-climate-patterns-on-agriculture-and-food.md) | -5.6% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2018-03-06 | [Outlook for the 2018 growing season \| Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65927-outlook-for-the-2018-growing-season-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast.md) | -3.1% | -2.7% |

## Sources

- blog.ucs.org: https://blog.ucs.org/jessica-collingsworth/climate-change-impacts-agriculture-midwest/

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