# Maryland Today | Growing Climate Risks to Crops

> UMD and Cornell researchers published work in Science Advances showing that regional specialization in rain-fed crops like corn and soybeans has made US yields more variable amid more frequent droughts. The Midwest is identified as the most vulnerable region.

- Date: 2019-02-19 · published 2019-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60452-maryland-today-growing-climate-risks-to-crops
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The findings point to growing yield volatility in Midwest corn and soybeans, a structural risk that can support prices during drought years but does not move the market on its own.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-08-11 | [Climate risks in East Africa and Latin America; bumper crops in Southern Africa and Asia - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17830-climate-risks-in-east-africa-and-latin-america-bumper-crops-in-southern-africa.md) | +3.6% | +11.8% |
| CORN | 2018-09-27 | [Brazil crop update - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62863-brazil-crop-update-morning-ag-clips.md) | -0.5% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2019-03-13 | [Climate outlook for 2019 growing season in Georgia \| Viticulture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60013-climate-outlook-for-2019-growing-season-in-georgia-viticulture.md) | +4.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2025-03-25 | [PR 2024/25 Harvest: harvest progresses and climate challenges crops - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13509-pr-2024-25-harvest-harvest-progresses-and-climate-challenges-crops-cultivar.md) | -1.5% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2018-12-05 | [Agrometeorological applications to predict the influence of climate on crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61501-agrometeorological-applications-to-predict-the-influence-of-climate-on-crops.md) | +0.2% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2018-03-06 | [Outlook for the 2018 growing season \| Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65927-outlook-for-the-2018-growing-season-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast.md) | -3.1% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2019-03-13 | [Climate outlook for 2019 growing season in Georgia \| Viticulture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60013-climate-outlook-for-2019-growing-season-in-georgia-viticulture.md) | +2.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-03-25 | [PR 2024/25 Harvest: harvest progresses and climate challenges crops - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13509-pr-2024-25-harvest-harvest-progresses-and-climate-challenges-crops-cultivar.md) | +0.7% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- today.umd.edu: https://today.umd.edu/growing-climate-risks-crops-adf3dc8b-0296-4b48-9b18-2807fda7ac68

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