# Climate change surprise: It is helping grow more corn and soybeans in the Upper Midwest

> A University of Minnesota study finds climate change has raised corn and soybean yields in parts of the Upper Midwest, with Minnesota corn up 2.8% and soybeans up 8%. Yields have fallen in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, and global yields for palm oil, barley, rice and wheat have declined.

- Date: 2019-07-12 · published 2019-07-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57925-climate-change-surprise-it-is-helping-grow-more-corn-and-soybeans-in-the-upper
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

The findings are long-term yield trends rather than a new supply shock, so they have little immediate effect on prices, though they hint at shifting regional production over time.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-17 | [2016 corn and soy yields in perspective - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71832-2016-corn-and-soy-yields-in-perspective-morning-ag-clips.md) | -1.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2020-01-15 | [USDA Reports Increase in Corn and Soybean Yields Amidst Challenging Weather- Crop Biotech Update (January 15, 2020) \| Crop Biotech Update - ISAAA.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54936-usda-reports-increase-in-corn-and-soybean-yields-amidst-challenging-weather.md) | +0.3% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2022-12-20 | [South American corn and soybean outlook: Playing the odds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13683-south-american-corn-and-soybean-outlook-playing-the-odds.md) | +2.9% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2019-12-10 | [USDA Leaves Corn and Soybean Production, Supply and Demand Unchanged](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55512-usda-leaves-corn-and-soybean-production-supply-and-demand-unchanged.md) | +4.3% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2018-12-01 | [Wetter springs, hotter summers: Climate change threatens Iowa farm economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61897-wetter-springs-hotter-summers-climate-change-threatens-iowa-farm-economy.md) | +6.8% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2026-02-25 | [Illinois grew more soybeans than any other state in 2025 \| Northern Public Radio: WNIJ and WNIU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13019-illinois-grew-more-soybeans-than-any-other-state-in-2025-northern-public-radio.md) | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2020-08-25 | [Growing demand for corn, soybeans driving up prices \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51666-growing-demand-for-corn-soybeans-driving-up-prices-feed-strategy.md) | +5.7% | +13.3% |
| SOY | 2023-03-06 | [Solid 2022 Crop Yields in the Upper Midwest - MinnStar Bank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13289-solid-2022-crop-yields-in-the-upper-midwest-minnstar-bank.md) | -1.1% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- phys.org: https://phys.org/news/2019-07-climate-corn-soybeans-upper-midwest.html

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