# Yield Loss Concern Increases as Moisture Decreases

> Rainfall from early July to early August ran well under half of normal across a large area from eastern Nebraska to central Ohio, with western Illinois near a 90% deficit. Shallow root systems and a weakening El Nino are cited as factors increasing stress on corn.

- Date: 2019-08-09 · published 2019-08-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57434-yield-loss-concern-increases-as-moisture-decreases
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dry weather during pollination and grain fill threatens yields in the core Corn Belt, adding upside risk to corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-11-21 | [Early-planted Corn Yield Losses Possible as Drier Pattern Sets In](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13767-early-planted-corn-yield-losses-possible-as-drier-pattern-sets-in.md) | -1.8% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2016-10-28 | [Futures File: Could corn follow oats' increase?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9237-futures-file-could-corn-follow-oats-increase.md) | -3.2% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2025-05-08 | [RS 2024/25 Harvest: soybean harvest progresses, but losses in the field are a concern - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13496-rs-2024-25-harvest-soybean-harvest-progresses-but-losses-in-the-field-are-a.md) | -0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-06-20 | [Hot and dry conditions increasing drought concerns in the Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13353-hot-and-dry-conditions-increasing-drought-concerns-in-the-corn-belt.md) | -3.7% | -11.8% |
| CORN | 2022-12-14 | [Conab Warns of Potential Moisture Deficits in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13680-conab-warns-of-potential-moisture-deficits-in-brazil.md) | +0.8% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2021-11-21 | [Early-planted Corn Yield Losses Possible as Drier Pattern Sets In](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13767-early-planted-corn-yield-losses-possible-as-drier-pattern-sets-in.md) | -1.7% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2024-05-06 | [Rains in the South concern players; demand for soybean meal increases – Eita Gota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6449-rains-in-the-south-concern-players-demand-for-soybean-meal-increases-eita-gota.md) | +0.3% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2025-05-08 | [RS 2024/25 Harvest: soybean harvest progresses, but losses in the field are a concern - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13496-rs-2024-25-harvest-soybean-harvest-progresses-but-losses-in-the-field-are-a.md) | +3.5% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2019/08/09/yield-loss-concern-increases

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