# Big Lessons Learned During 2019 Crop Season - ProAg

> Farmers across Iowa, Missouri and elsewhere describe 2019 as one of the most challenging growing seasons, with wet spring planting delays and a snowed-out harvest. Despite this, soybean yields in Iowa are coming in above expectations.

- Date: 2019-12-27 · published 2019-12-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55432-big-lessons-learned-during-2019-crop-season-proag
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger-than-expected soybean yields despite a difficult season offset supply concerns and keep the crop balance comfortable. The impact on feed prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-01-23 | [Lessons learned from the 2018 growing season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60953-lessons-learned-from-the-2018-growing-season.md) | +0.7% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2018-01-01 | [The 2018 Illinois Corn Crop at Mid-Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66845-the-2018-illinois-corn-crop-at-mid-season.md) | +0.3% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2025-08-21 | [Extreme weather swings challenge Midwest crops during unusual 2025 growing season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13065-extreme-weather-swings-challenge-midwest-crops-during-unusual-2025-growing.md) | +0.3% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2017-11-09 | [‘2017/18 season difficult to predict’](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67916-2017-18-season-difficult-to-predict.md) | -1.8% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2024-09-13 | [Crop issues as the 2024 season winds down - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13150-crop-issues-as-the-2024-season-winds-down-farmdoc.md) | +2.9% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2019-01-23 | [Lessons learned from the 2018 growing season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60953-lessons-learned-from-the-2018-growing-season.md) | +1.1% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2019-10-01 | [Argentina Crops Being Impacted by Drought Conditions - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56410-argentina-crops-being-impacted-by-drought-conditions-proag.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-08-21 | [Extreme weather swings challenge Midwest crops during unusual 2025 growing season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13065-extreme-weather-swings-challenge-midwest-crops-during-unusual-2025-growing.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- proag.com: https://www.proag.com/news/big-lessons-learned-during-2019-crop-season/

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