# Diminished Optimism in the Corn Belt - ProAg

> Midwest flooding has damaged fields, swamped grain bins and disrupted rail, road and barge shipments. Corn and soybean prices fell on April 1 after USDA released planting intentions and grain stocks data.

- Date: 2019-04-01 · published 2019-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59631-diminished-optimism-in-the-corn-belt-proag
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Flood-related shipping disruptions and damaged fields add uncertainty to supply and delivery, but the bearish USDA stocks and planting data weigh on prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-12 | [Rains bring relief to the eastern corn belt - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13009-rains-bring-relief-to-the-eastern-corn-belt-pro-farmer.md) | +3.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2023-12-04 | [Yields surprise in dry sections of Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13226-yields-surprise-in-dry-sections-of-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.7% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2024-03-28 | [Brazilian domestic market of corn places its bets on the climate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13587-brazilian-domestic-market-of-corn-places-its-bets-on-the-climate.md) | -2.0% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2017-06-21 | [Favorable Corn Belt weather in most locales - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70342-favorable-corn-belt-weather-in-most-locales-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.4% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2018-10-24 | [Breaks in heat at right times aided 2018 corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62377-breaks-in-heat-at-right-times-aided-2018-corn.md) | -1.4% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2026-03-12 | [Rains bring relief to the eastern corn belt - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13009-rains-bring-relief-to-the-eastern-corn-belt-pro-farmer.md) | -3.2% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2023-12-04 | [Yields surprise in dry sections of Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13226-yields-surprise-in-dry-sections-of-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.6% | -3.8% |
| SOY | 2017-06-21 | [Favorable Corn Belt weather in most locales - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70342-favorable-corn-belt-weather-in-most-locales-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | +7.8% |

## Sources

- proag.com: https://www.proag.com/news/diminished-optimism-in-the-corn-belt/

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