# UMD Researchers and Alums Pioneer Innovative New Agricultural Productivity Analyses with Insight into Climate Change | College of Agriculture & Natural Resources at UMD

> UMD and Cornell researchers found that specialization in rain-fed corn and soybeans has made US agricultural output more variable and climate-vulnerable, with the Midwest most at risk. The study combines weather data with state-level productivity measures from 1960 to 2004.

- Date: 2019-02-18 · published 2019-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60453-umd-researchers-and-alums-pioneer-innovative-new-agricultural-productivity
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The research highlights structural drought exposure in Midwest feed grain production, a long-run supportive factor for corn and soybean prices with no immediate supply change.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-01-01 | [Growing climatic sensitivity of U.S. agriculture linked to technological change and regional specialization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61429-growing-climatic-sensitivity-of-u-s-agriculture-linked-to-technological-change.md) | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2024-03-04 | [ERS Research Models Future Effects of Climate Change on Corn and Soybean Yields, Production, and Exports \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13199-ers-research-models-future-effects-of-climate-change-on-corn-and-soybean-yields.md) | +5.1% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2018-10-06 | [How to prepare for an El Niño winter \| Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62472-how-to-prepare-for-an-el-nino-winter-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast.md) | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2018-12-07 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| IRI@AGU: Climate Information for Food Systems](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61500-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-iri-agu-climate.md) | +0.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2025-11-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| November 2025 Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21854-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-november-2025.md) | -2.0% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2022-04-11 | [Climate change demands near perfect weed control in soybean \| College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13367-climate-change-demands-near-perfect-weed-control-in-soybean-college-of.md) | +1.5% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2019-01-01 | [Growing climatic sensitivity of U.S. agriculture linked to technological change and regional specialization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61429-growing-climatic-sensitivity-of-u-s-agriculture-linked-to-technological-change.md) | +2.7% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2024-03-04 | [ERS Research Models Future Effects of Climate Change on Corn and Soybean Yields, Production, and Exports \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13199-ers-research-models-future-effects-of-climate-change-on-corn-and-soybean-yields.md) | +2.4% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- agnr.umd.edu: https://agnr.umd.edu/news/umd-researchers-and-alums-pioneer-innovative-new-agricultural-productivity-analyses-insight

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