# The American Midwest will feed a warming world. But for how long? | MIT Technology Review

> An MIT Technology Review feature describes USDA research at Iowa State on how corn varieties perform under temperatures projected for 2100, roughly 4 °C warmer on average. The article argues that Corn Belt yields could be at risk without crop changes or heat-tolerant genetics.

- Date: 2019-04-24 · published 2019-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59447-the-american-midwest-will-feed-a-warming-world-but-for-how-long-mit-technology
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Long-term yield risk in the Corn Belt is a structural consideration for feed grain supply, but it has no near-term effect on prices. Markets are unlikely to react to this research.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-10-24 | [What Will a La Nina Winter Mean for the Midwest? \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68370-what-will-a-la-nina-winter-mean-for-the-midwest-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | -0.6% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2025-01-17 | [Midwest Drought Recovery: How 2025 Is Shaping Up for Farmers After a Dry Fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13122-midwest-drought-recovery-how-2025-is-shaping-up-for-farmers-after-a-dry-fall.md) | +1.9% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2019-01-17 | [How technology is helping farmers predict and prepare for El Niño \| PreventionWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61023-how-technology-is-helping-farmers-predict-and-prepare-for-el-nino-preventionweb.md) | +0.7% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2022-02-23 | [Winters are getting warmer across the Midwest. That’s affecting farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13385-winters-are-getting-warmer-across-the-midwest-that-s-affecting-farmers.md) | +7.5% | +12.7% |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [This spring brings worry rather than rain for some parts of the Great Plains and Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13285-this-spring-brings-worry-rather-than-rain-for-some-parts-of-the-great-plains.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |
| SOY | 2017-10-24 | [What Will a La Nina Winter Mean for the Midwest? \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68370-what-will-a-la-nina-winter-mean-for-the-midwest-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | -0.8% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2025-01-17 | [Midwest Drought Recovery: How 2025 Is Shaping Up for Farmers After a Dry Fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13122-midwest-drought-recovery-how-2025-is-shaping-up-for-farmers-after-a-dry-fall.md) | +3.6% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2019-01-17 | [How technology is helping farmers predict and prepare for El Niño \| PreventionWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61023-how-technology-is-helping-farmers-predict-and-prepare-for-el-nino-preventionweb.md) | +2.4% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- technologyreview.com: https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/04/24/1099/the-american-midwest-will-feed-a-warming-world-but-for-how-long/

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