# U.S. corn planting could fall to among slowest in a quarter-century

> US corn planting in the week ending early May remained at the slowest pace in years. Late planting raises the risk that the crop pollinates later, when hotter temperatures can limit yields.

- Date: 2022-05-03 · published 2022-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5845-u-s-corn-planting-could-fall-to-among-slowest-in-a-quarter-century
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

A slow planting pace raises the risk of reduced yields in the July pollination period, which supports corn prices and feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-05-19 | [Late planting in Midwest could mean lower yields in fall - Marketplace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13364-late-planting-in-midwest-could-mean-lower-yields-in-fall-marketplace.md) | -0.6% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2023-01-23 | [Safrinha Corn Planting in Mato Grosso Off to a Slow Start](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13672-safrinha-corn-planting-in-mato-grosso-off-to-a-slow-start.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2018-01-04 | [Argentina's Soybean Planting Pace Is Slowest in History](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66853-argentina-s-soybean-planting-pace-is-slowest-in-history.md) | -0.8% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2023-02-15 | [Brazil's corn planting is not the slowest ever, but yield risks are elevated  \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13663-brazil-s-corn-planting-is-not-the-slowest-ever-but-yield-risks-are-elevated.md) | -0.3% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2018-03-16 | [Cooler, Wetter for Spring Planting in Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65853-cooler-wetter-for-spring-planting-in-midwest.md) | -2.0% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-corn-planting-could-fall-among-slowest-quarter-century-2022-05-03/

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