# Market Reaction to USDA’s August Corn Crop Reports - farmdoc daily

> Excessive spring rains delayed Corn Belt planting, with Illinois reaching only 50% planted by early June versus over a month earlier in a typical year. USDA re-surveyed 14 states in July after unusually many unplanted acres appeared in the June survey.

- Date: 2019-10-04 · published 2019-10-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56592-market-reaction-to-usda-s-august-corn-crop-reports-farmdoc-daily
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Planting delays raise the risk of lower yields and shaped trade expectations for higher prices, though the historical link between late planting and yield is inconsistent.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-08-29 | [Crop Tour Drives Corn Market Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40050-crop-tour-drives-corn-market-rally.md) | +0.5% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2022-08-30 | [Arable Market Report - 30 August 2022 \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40115-arable-market-report-30-august-2022-ahdb.md) | -3.3% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2023-12-12 | [Brazil Cuts Its Soybean and Corn Production Projections for 2024 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13604-brazil-cuts-its-soybean-and-corn-production-projections-for-2024-farmdoc-daily.md) | +1.9% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2026-08-26 | [Global corn market surges, driven by US, Europe crop concerns \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12348-global-corn-market-surges-driven-by-us-europe-crop-concerns-farm-online-act.md) | +3.3% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2020-12-03 | [UK cropping intentions indicate shift back to wheat: Feed market report \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49710-uk-cropping-intentions-indicate-shift-back-to-wheat-feed-market-report-ahdb.md) | +0.0% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2019/10/market-reaction-to-usda-august-corn-crop-reports.html

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