# Column: Crop Watch - Hardships continue for U.S. corn and soy growers

> A Reuters column reports that US planting delays this year were caused by persistently wet weather following a record-wet season that saturated soils. Farmers cannot plant into overly wet fields, and the article describes hardship for corn and soybean growers.

- Date: 2019-05-29 · published 2019-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58936-column-crop-watch-hardships-continue-for-u-s-corn-and-soy-growers
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Prolonged planting delays raise the risk of lower corn and soybean yields, supporting prices for feed grains and protein meal.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-04-13 | [Drought in Plains a Concern for U.S. Corn and Soy Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47437-drought-in-plains-a-concern-for-u-s-corn-and-soy-crops.md) | +1.5% | +23.9% |
| CORN | 2026-01-29 | [Heat wave hits Argentina, threatening corn and soybean crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13817-heat-wave-hits-argentina-threatening-corn-and-soybean-crops.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2019-09-12 | [Column: Brazil's upcoming soy, corn crops at risk amid historically dry weather \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56901-column-brazil-s-upcoming-soy-corn-crops-at-risk-amid-historically-dry-weather.md) | +4.8% | +9.0% |
| CORN | 2026-06-15 | [Storms, flooding, hail test U.S. corn and soybean farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12990-storms-flooding-hail-test-u-s-corn-and-soybean-farmers.md) | +0.0% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2026-08-20 | [Scattered Showers Creating Mixed Conditions for Corn and Soybean Fill Period](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12970-scattered-showers-creating-mixed-conditions-for-corn-and-soybean-fill-period.md) | +6.7% | +10.6% |
| SOY | 2021-04-13 | [Drought in Plains a Concern for U.S. Corn and Soy Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47437-drought-in-plains-a-concern-for-u-s-corn-and-soy-crops.md) | +4.9% | +17.2% |
| SOY | 2017-01-18 | [U.S. grains: Soy up for fourth session on Argentina crop concerns \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11027-u-s-grains-soy-up-for-fourth-session-on-argentina-crop-concerns-farmtario.md) | -1.0% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2026-01-29 | [Heat wave hits Argentina, threatening corn and soybean crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13817-heat-wave-hits-argentina-threatening-corn-and-soybean-crops.md) | +1.6% | +6.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-grains-braun/crop-watch-hardships-continue-for-us-corn-and-soy-growers-braun-idUSKCN1SY1X0/

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