# YEAREND: Arkansas rice, soybean faced tough weather challenges in 2018

> University of Arkansas extension reports that a cold winter, drought in summer, and wet fall made 2018 a difficult year for Arkansas rice and soybeans. About 94 percent of Arkansas soybeans were harvested as of Dec. 2, and rice fared better with its third-highest yield average.

- Date: 2018-12-14 · published 2018-12-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61435-yearend-arkansas-rice-soybean-faced-tough-weather-challenges-in-2018
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-related yield and quality losses in Arkansas soybeans add modest support to soybean meal supply tightness, while rice output held up relatively well.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-11-27 | [Brazil crop weather in 2023 is challenging years like 2015
 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13615-brazil-crop-weather-in-2023-is-challenging-years-like-2015-world-grain.md) | -0.4% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2024-11-13 | [August Through October Weather Affected Corn, Soybean Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13140-august-through-october-weather-affected-corn-soybean-yields.md) | -0.5% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2023-01-06 | [Kansas soybean growers felt pain of production challenges - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13309-kansas-soybean-growers-felt-pain-of-production-challenges-high-plains-journal.md) | +4.3% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2023-04-24 | [Argentina Soybean Crop Smallest in 25 Years Due to Historic Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13969-argentina-soybean-crop-smallest-in-25-years-due-to-historic-drought-agweb.md) | -2.6% | -11.9% |
| SOY | 2018-07-25 | [A change in the weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63939-a-change-in-the-weather.md) | +5.3% | +1.9% |
| RICE | 2024-05-07 | [Global Rice Supplies Steady but Faces Exposure to Potential Dry Weather Risks - We Know Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30328-global-rice-supplies-steady-but-faces-exposure-to-potential-dry-weather-risks.md) | +1.6% | -4.5% |
| RICE | 2024-04-15 | [A Quick Look at the 2024 Rice Market - Rice Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6714-a-quick-look-at-the-2024-rice-market-rice-farming.md) | +10.3% | +11.8% |
| RICE | 2026-01-06 | [Rice Futures Up, Still Near 2016-Lows — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9168-rice-futures-up-still-near-2016-lows-tradingview-news.md) | +0.7% | +11.8% |

## Sources

- uaex.uada.edu: https://www.uaex.uada.edu/media-resources/news/2018/december2018/12-14-2018-Ark-YEAREND-Soybean-Rice.aspx

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