# Unstable crop yields reveal opportunities for site-specific adaptations to climate variability

> A Scientific Reports paper by Martinez-Feria and Basso uses commercial field data to show that landscape position drives yield losses in unstable zones under both drought and excess rain. The authors estimate 2.65 million hectares of water-stressed cropland and an annual economic loss of $536 million.

- Date: 2020-03-01 · published 2020-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54447-unstable-crop-yields-reveal-opportunities-for-site-specific-adaptations-to
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The findings point to site-specific adaptation opportunities, but they are academic results with no direct effect on near-term feed supply or prices.

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| SOY | 2023-04-20 | [Factors to consider for new crop opportunities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36429-factors-to-consider-for-new-crop-opportunities.md) | -4.7% | -11.3% |
| SOY | 2017-01-20 | [County-by-county variability of bioenergy crop yields in the U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72840-county-by-county-variability-of-bioenergy-crop-yields-in-the-u-s.md) | -1.9% | -2.5% |
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## Sources

- nature.com: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-59494-2

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