# Canola, soybeans and potatoes left in fields after weather and trade war deliver 'brutal' year for farming | Financial Post

> Record amounts of Canadian potatoes were left unharvested and canola and soybean production fell to multi-year lows after heavy rain, cold, dry spells and early snow. Trade frictions with China also reduced exports and pricing for canola and soybeans.

- Date: 2019-12-09 · published 2019-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55537-canola-soybeans-and-potatoes-left-in-fields-after-weather-and-trade-war-deliver
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller Canadian canola and soybean output tightens supply for meal, but a record canola oversupply and weak export access offset the support for prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2016-07-20 | [Near term weather forecasts pressure soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10877-near-term-weather-forecasts-pressure-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -4.8% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2024-07-13 | [USA: CBOT soybeans fall to four-year low due to weak demand and excess supply - Trade4go](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11200-usa-cbot-soybeans-fall-to-four-year-low-due-to-weak-demand-and-excess-supply.md) | -3.3% | -9.4% |
| SOY | 2023-08-09 | [Drought drives big drop in wheat and oat forecast amid long-term shift to corn and soybeans — Spot On South Dakota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34647-drought-drives-big-drop-in-wheat-and-oat-forecast-amid-long-term-shift-to-corn.md) | -7.5% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2025-10-22 | [Favorable weather accelerates South American soybean and corn planting - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13470-favorable-weather-accelerates-south-american-soybean-and-corn-planting.md) | +4.6% | +11.9% |
| SOY | 2023-01-19 | [Soybeans, corn slide on forecasts for much-needed Argentine rains \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10660-soybeans-corn-slide-on-forecasts-for-much-needed-argentine-rains-financial-post.md) | -1.4% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/commodities/agriculture/canola-soybeans-and-potatoes-left-in-fields-after-weather-and-trade-disputes-deliver-brutal-year-for-farming

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