# Day 1: Record Spring Rainfall Weighs Down Yields in Kansas, Missouri

> DTN's digital yield tour projects Missouri corn at 138 bushels per acre and Kansas at 144, both below USDA's August estimates. Record spring rainfall and flooding have cut yield potential in both states, and soybean yields are also tracking below USDA estimates.

- Date: 2019-08-13 · published 2019-08-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57437-day-1-record-spring-rainfall-weighs-down-yields-in-kansas-missouri
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Yields below USDA's August estimates in Kansas and Missouri suggest tighter Plains and Midwest supplies, which supports corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-10-01 | [#Harvest26: Summer Heat Cut Yields in Kansas, Now Heavy Rain Stalls Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12958-harvest26-summer-heat-cut-yields-in-kansas-now-heavy-rain-stalls-harvest.md) | -1.2% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2018-12-21 | [Abundance of rain doesn’t stop Ohio from recording high yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61434-abundance-of-rain-doesn-t-stop-ohio-from-recording-high-yields.md) | +0.2% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2018-08-03 | [Missouri Drought Raises Yield Questions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63396-missouri-drought-raises-yield-questions.md) | +8.6% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [Low rainfall in US Midwest drives corn prices higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51639-low-rainfall-in-us-midwest-drives-corn-prices-higher.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2021-01-05 | [Dry weather expected to keep pressuring Argentine soy, corn yields - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48999-dry-weather-expected-to-keep-pressuring-argentine-soy-corn-yields-markets.md) | +3.1% | +14.6% |
| SOY | 2026-10-01 | [#Harvest26: Summer Heat Cut Yields in Kansas, Now Heavy Rain Stalls Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12958-harvest26-summer-heat-cut-yields-in-kansas-now-heavy-rain-stalls-harvest.md) | +0.3% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2018-12-21 | [Abundance of rain doesn’t stop Ohio from recording high yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61434-abundance-of-rain-doesn-t-stop-ohio-from-recording-high-yields.md) | -1.2% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2018-08-03 | [Missouri Drought Raises Yield Questions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63396-missouri-drought-raises-yield-questions.md) | +0.6% | -7.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2019/08/13/day-1-record-spring-rainfall-weighs-2

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