# Focus on Ag: 2019 crop yields remain a big question

> A farm management analyst warns that much of the Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota corn and soybean crop was planted 2 to 3 weeks late and accumulated fewer growing degree days than normal by late August. Less than one-third of Minnesota corn had reached dent stage, leaving maturity at risk before first frost.

- Date: 2019-08-29 · published 2019-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57433-focus-on-ag-2019-crop-yields-remain-a-big-question
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Late development raises the risk of frost damage and lower yields in the northern Corn Belt, which supports corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-11-11 | [Focus on Brazilian crops grows stronger - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50006-focus-on-brazilian-crops-grows-stronger-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +7.9% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2024-01-18 | [South American Row Crop Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13596-south-american-row-crop-yields.md) | +1.1% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2019-01-31 | [Favorable weather outlook for crop farmers in 2019 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61022-favorable-weather-outlook-for-crop-farmers-in-2019-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2019-05-31 | [A new AccuWeather analysis predicts a significant dropoff in 2019 crop yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58934-a-new-accuweather-analysis-predicts-a-significant-dropoff-in-2019-crop-yields.md) | -2.5% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2021-06-24 | [Brazil's Second Corn Crop Estimate Cut Again as Yields Hit 5-year Low - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46410-brazil-s-second-corn-crop-estimate-cut-again-as-yields-hit-5-year-low-agweb.md) | +4.6% | -5.8% |
| SOY | 2020-11-11 | [Focus on Brazilian crops grows stronger - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50006-focus-on-brazilian-crops-grows-stronger-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.8% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2019-01-31 | [Favorable weather outlook for crop farmers in 2019 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61022-favorable-weather-outlook-for-crop-farmers-in-2019-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-05-31 | [A new AccuWeather analysis predicts a significant dropoff in 2019 crop yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58934-a-new-accuweather-analysis-predicts-a-significant-dropoff-in-2019-crop-yields.md) | -2.3% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- farmforum.net: https://www.farmforum.net/story/news/agriculture/2019/08/29/focus-on-ag-2019-crop-yields-remain-a-big-question/49238681/

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