# Ag weather disasters: Help on the way for farmers

> Farm Progress reports that floods, tornadoes and wet planting across the Corn Belt in 2019 are raising lender concerns, with floodwaters eroding farmland and damaging stored grain. Ad hoc trade and USDA disaster assistance is described as helping farmers manage low prices and tariff disputes.

- Date: 2019-06-11 · published 2019-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58579-ag-weather-disasters-help-on-the-way-for-farmers
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Flood-related acreage losses and planting delays reduce expected Corn Belt supplies, which is supportive for corn and soybean prices, while aid helps farmers keep holding grain.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-04-01 | [Rolling the dice on weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71338-rolling-the-dice-on-weather.md) | -0.9% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-07-30 | [Farmers say harvest success depends on August weather - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63868-farmers-say-harvest-success-depends-on-august-weather-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.3% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2019-01-31 | [Favorable weather outlook for crop farmers in 2019 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61022-favorable-weather-outlook-for-crop-farmers-in-2019-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-07-27 | [Crop futures higher Thurs. on dry weather \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70067-crop-futures-higher-thurs-on-dry-weather-the-western-producer.md) | -1.3% | -7.0% |
| CORN | 2020-05-05 | [Brazil's corn farmers face scarce rains, losses: weather forecasters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52956-brazil-s-corn-farmers-face-scarce-rains-losses-weather-forecasters.md) | +0.1% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2017-04-01 | [Rolling the dice on weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71338-rolling-the-dice-on-weather.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2019-01-31 | [Favorable weather outlook for crop farmers in 2019 - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61022-favorable-weather-outlook-for-crop-farmers-in-2019-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2017-07-27 | [Crop futures higher Thurs. on dry weather \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70067-crop-futures-higher-thurs-on-dry-weather-the-western-producer.md) | -2.3% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-operations/ag-weather-disasters-help-on-the-way-for-farmers

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