# All Eyes on Crop Development in the Heartland

> DTN reports US crop development is far behind average, with 35% of corn silking and 40% of soybeans blooming. Farmers report a wet spring that flooded fields and stalled planting, and now need more rain, while insect and disease pressure grows on late-planted fields.

- Date: 2019-07-26 · published 2019-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57926-all-eyes-on-crop-development-in-the-heartland
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Late development and rising yield uncertainty for an unprecedented season support corn and soybean prices and the outlook for feed grain supplies.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-27 | [Disappointing summer crop season in the south-east - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22339-disappointing-summer-crop-season-in-the-south-east-joint-research-centre.md) | +1.4% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2022-11-18 | [Commission publishes latest forecasts on EU feed protein production and trade  - Agriculture and rural development](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39002-commission-publishes-latest-forecasts-on-eu-feed-protein-production-and-trade.md) | -1.5% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2024-07-16 | [Demand draws surprise drop in old crop stocks – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7101-demand-draws-surprise-drop-in-old-crop-stocks-agrinews.md) | +3.0% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2018-07-17 | [Global wheat crop set to tumble  \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63985-global-wheat-crop-set-to-tumble-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2018-03-09 | [Chicago agricultural commodities settle mixed
-- China Development Gateway -- Sharing Information, Knowledge and Tools](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10888-chicago-agricultural-commodities-settle-mixed-china-development-gateway-sharing.md) | +1.9% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2025-01-29 | [Soybean Market Developments: Balancing Supply and Demand in 2025 \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26514-soybean-market-developments-balancing-supply-and-demand-in-2025-investing-com.md) | +2.9% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2023-01-13 | [US soybean crop and oil prices rise after cuts in the 2022/23 MY crop estimate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37865-us-soybean-crop-and-oil-prices-rise-after-cuts-in-the-2022-23-my-crop-estimate.md) | -1.5% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2026-08-13 | [Soybean and rapeseed prices are rising despite an improvement in the global oilseed balance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18021-soybean-and-rapeseed-prices-are-rising-despite-an-improvement-in-the-global.md) | +4.6% | +10.7% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2019/07/26/eyes-crop-development-heartland

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