# Exclusive: More than 1 million acres of U.S. cropland ravaged by floods

> Reuters reported that more than 1 million acres of US cropland were damaged by floods stretching from the Dakotas to Missouri. The floods came weeks before Midwest planting and may impede planting and damage soil.

- Date: 2019-03-31 · published 2019-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59922-exclusive-more-than-1-million-acres-of-u-s-cropland-ravaged-by-floods
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Large-scale flood damage and delayed planting threaten corn, wheat and soybean output, tightening feed grain supplies and supporting prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-11 | [Ukraine grain exports to fall by more than 10 million tonnes due to smaller crop, official says - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14262-ukraine-grain-exports-to-fall-by-more-than-10-million-tonnes-due-to-smaller.md) | -1.8% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-03-21 | [Argentina Grains Exchange Cuts Soybean Forecast by a Million Tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13870-argentina-grains-exchange-cuts-soybean-forecast-by-a-million-tons.md) | -4.7% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2019-06-04 | [Planting sorghum good option for flooded corn acres](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58634-planting-sorghum-good-option-for-flooded-corn-acres.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2026-08-27 | [Heat, floods threaten China crops as U.S. farm purchases loom \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14552-heat-floods-threaten-china-crops-as-u-s-farm-purchases-loom-reuters.md) | +1.2% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2024-11-01 | [Europe Braces for More Crop Loss and Damage as Rains Lash Down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27793-europe-braces-for-more-crop-loss-and-damage-as-rains-lash-down.md) | +2.5% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-11 | [Ukraine grain exports to fall by more than 10 million tonnes due to smaller crop, official says - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14262-ukraine-grain-exports-to-fall-by-more-than-10-million-tonnes-due-to-smaller.md) | -0.5% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-01 | [Europe Braces for More Crop Loss and Damage as Rains Lash Down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27793-europe-braces-for-more-crop-loss-and-damage-as-rains-lash-down.md) | +0.0% | -2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-30 | [Heatwaves have taken 9 million tons of cereals from Europe. The losses amount to 2 billion euros.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18400-heatwaves-have-taken-9-million-tons-of-cereals-from-europe-the-losses-amount-to.md) | -1.4% | +4.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/exclusive-more-than-1-million-acres-of-us-cropland-ravaged-by-floods-idUSKCN1RA2B8/

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