# Wetter springs, hotter summers: Climate change threatens Iowa farm economy

> The Des Moines Register reports on Fourth National Climate Assessment warnings for Iowa, including possible yield losses of up to 25% for corn by mid-century. It also cites heat waves that could hurt pollination and wetter springs that shorten planting windows.

- Date: 2018-12-01 · published 2018-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61897-wetter-springs-hotter-summers-climate-change-threatens-iowa-farm-economy
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The projected long-run corn yield declines are a structural supply risk, but the timeline is too distant to move current feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-11-26 | [Climate Change an Economic Risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61896-climate-change-an-economic-risk.md) | +1.1% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2017-02-15 | [Economists Highlight Struggling Farm Economy, Seek Safety Net Changes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72474-economists-highlight-struggling-farm-economy-seek-safety-net-changes.md) | +0.1% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2019-07-12 | [Climate change surprise: It is helping grow more corn and soybeans in the Upper Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57925-climate-change-surprise-it-is-helping-grow-more-corn-and-soybeans-in-the-upper.md) | -3.2% | -7.0% |
| CORN | 2020-02-27 | [Big data helps farmers adapt to climate variability \| EurekAlert!](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54445-big-data-helps-farmers-adapt-to-climate-variability-eurekalert.md) | +2.6% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2019-04-08 | [Iowa’s 2018 yields beat the odds \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59442-iowa-s-2018-yields-beat-the-odds-farm-progress.md) | -1.1% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2018-11-26 | [Climate Change an Economic Risk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61896-climate-change-an-economic-risk.md) | +1.6% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2017-02-15 | [Economists Highlight Struggling Farm Economy, Seek Safety Net Changes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72474-economists-highlight-struggling-farm-economy-seek-safety-net-changes.md) | -2.1% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2019-07-12 | [Climate change surprise: It is helping grow more corn and soybeans in the Upper Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57925-climate-change-surprise-it-is-helping-grow-more-corn-and-soybeans-in-the-upper.md) | -1.7% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- desmoinesregister.com: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2018/11/30/climate-change-iowa-farm-agriculture-rain-drought-heat-temperature-national-climate-assessment/2115179002/

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