# Corn Jumps Most in Three Weeks With US Set for Heat Wave - Bloomberg

> Chicago corn rose as much as 2.8%, its biggest intraday gain since May 10, as the emerging US crop faced its first heat threat. Extended weather models showed elevated above-normal temperatures over the Midwest crop belt, potentially stressing some fields. The US crop was nonetheless rated in its best condition for this time of year since 2021.

- Date: 2024-06-06 · published 2024-06-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6149-corn-jumps-most-in-three-weeks-with-us-set-for-heat-wave-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Forecast heat over the Corn Belt raises the risk of yield stress during pollination, supporting corn prices, though strong crop ratings limit the rally.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-05-12 | [Wheat Prices Spike as US Sees War, Adverse Weather Hurting Crops - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41431-wheat-prices-spike-as-us-sees-war-adverse-weather-hurting-crops-bloomberg.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-07-28 | [Corn Conditions Post Biggest Weekly Drop for Late July in Nearly Two Decades as Heat Bakes the Corn Belt - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12975-corn-conditions-post-biggest-weekly-drop-for-late-july-in-nearly-two-decades-as.md) | -1.7% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2026-01-29 | [Heat wave hits Argentina, threatening corn and soybean crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13817-heat-wave-hits-argentina-threatening-corn-and-soybean-crops.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-06-14 | [Heatwave in the USA pushes up corn prices on the CBoT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29811-heatwave-in-the-usa-pushes-up-corn-prices-on-the-cbot.md) | -3.2% | -10.7% |
| CORN | 2025-06-23 | [How Will the Early-Summer Heat Wave Affect Corn?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13082-how-will-the-early-summer-heat-wave-affect-corn.md) | -1.5% | -3.7% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-06/corn-jumps-most-in-three-weeks-with-us-set-for-heat-wave

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