# When Rain Did Not Make Grain

> DTN's Bryce Anderson reports that heavy spring rain delayed corn planting in southeastern Minnesota, with Rochester recording 260% of normal May rainfall and cool temperatures. Producers at the DTN Ag Summit expected lower yields and quality from the late planting.

- Date: 2019-12-12 · published 2019-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55429-when-rain-did-not-make-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Late planting and cool weather reduce expected corn yields and quality, which tightens the feed grain balance. Lower supply expectations support corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-11-19 | [Daily market wire 20 November 2017 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68031-daily-market-wire-20-november-2017-grain-central.md) | -0.8% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2023-07-25 | [Grain market review: Coarse grains \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35123-grain-market-review-coarse-grains-world-grain.md) | -13.4% | -17.1% |
| CORN | 2022-05-26 | [Grain market review: Coarse grains \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41458-grain-market-review-coarse-grains-world-grain.md) | -4.6% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2025-02-25 | [Grain market review: Coarse grains \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26079-grain-market-review-coarse-grains-world-grain.md) | -5.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-05-24 | [Grain market week in review - May 24, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10897-grain-market-week-in-review-may-24-2019.md) | +7.1% | +10.0% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/ag-weather-forum/blog-post/2019/12/12/rain-make-grain

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