# Soggy springs, scorching summers: Higher temperatures taking toll on US staple crops - EHN

> Higher temperatures and record wet conditions are hurting US staple crops, with farmers across the Great Plains and Midwest struggling to plant due to flooding. The US just had its wettest 12 months on record. Researchers estimate yield losses could cost billions of dollars.

- Date: 2019-06-24 · published 2019-06-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58453-soggy-springs-scorching-summers-higher-temperatures-taking-toll-on-us-staple
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower yields from weather stress tighten feed grain and soybean supplies over time. The article is mainly a climate-impact analysis, so its near-term price effect is modest.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-09-20 | [Weather takes toll on EU grain crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28261-weather-takes-toll-on-eu-grain-crops-world-grain.md) | +0.0% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-03-12 | [El Niño Threatens Higher Global Temperatures, Crop Disruption This Year - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20085-el-nino-threatens-higher-global-temperatures-crop-disruption-this-year-bloomberg.md) | +3.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2023-06-23 | [US Corn Crop Withers to Worst Conditions Since 1992, Driving Prices Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9765-us-corn-crop-withers-to-worst-conditions-since-1992-driving-prices-higher.md) | -8.6% | -15.1% |
| CORN | 2022-07-25 | [Heat takes bite out of corn, soybean and spring wheat crop condition ratings - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13344-heat-takes-bite-out-of-corn-soybean-and-spring-wheat-crop-condition-ratings-pro.md) | -0.8% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2023-08-30 | [Extreme heat, drought take toll on US crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13254-extreme-heat-drought-take-toll-on-us-crops-world-grain.md) | -0.0% | -8.2% |
| SOY | 2022-07-25 | [Could high temperatures, drought hammer 2022 corn, soybeans?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13347-could-high-temperatures-drought-hammer-2022-corn-soybeans.md) | +14.1% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2026-03-12 | [El Niño Threatens Higher Global Temperatures, Crop Disruption This Year - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20085-el-nino-threatens-higher-global-temperatures-crop-disruption-this-year-bloomberg.md) | -3.2% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2023-06-23 | [US Corn Crop Withers to Worst Conditions Since 1992, Driving Prices Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9765-us-corn-crop-withers-to-worst-conditions-since-1992-driving-prices-higher.md) | -1.2% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- ehn.org: https://www.ehn.org/soggy-springs-scorching-summers-higher-temperatures-taking-toll-on-us-staple-crops

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