# Weather pivotal in 2018 crop production - Brownfield Ag News

> Winfield United agronomist Andy Schmidt told Brownfield at the NAFB Convention that weather was a major factor in U.S. crop production in 2018. He said extremes in heat and moisture caused variability across the Midwest.

- Date: 2018-11-12 · published 2018-11-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61891-weather-pivotal-in-2018-crop-production-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-driven yield variability adds uncertainty to feed grain supply and can support corn and soybean meal prices through the marketing year.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-04-28 | [Wheat supported by weather concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71544-wheat-supported-by-weather-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2020-08-27 | [Weather causing short-term crop market opportunities - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51642-weather-causing-short-term-crop-market-opportunities-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.6% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2024-04-15 | [Weather a driver for the grain markets - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13196-weather-a-driver-for-the-grain-markets-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2023-08-15 | [Soybeans down despite dry weather concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5617-soybeans-down-despite-dry-weather-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-05-15 | [Warmer, drier weather settles across the Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70858-warmer-drier-weather-settles-across-the-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2017-04-28 | [Wheat supported by weather concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71544-wheat-supported-by-weather-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.1% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2020-08-27 | [Weather causing short-term crop market opportunities - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51642-weather-causing-short-term-crop-market-opportunities-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.7% | +8.8% |
| SOY | 2024-04-15 | [Weather a driver for the grain markets - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13196-weather-a-driver-for-the-grain-markets-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.0% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/special-reports/weather-pivotal-in-2018-crop-production/

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