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Urban Plains assembled three Midwestern climate scientists to explain how climate change is shifting conditions across the Corn Belt. The discussion covers rising minimum temperatures, more intense precipitation, pest cycles and topsoil erosion.
Gradual shifts in the Corn Belt's climate could expand the growing region northwest and change long-run yield potential. This is background analysis with no immediate price impact.
urban-plains.comLorienDec 6, 2019After 2,467 past weather events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.5% to +1.7%), and +0.6% over 20.
After 1,964 past weather events, Soybeans moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.8%), and +0.3% 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.
