# July Temps Favored Yield Prospect

> DTN reports that July temperatures across most of the Corn Belt finished below normal, which benefited corn and soybean reproductive stages. USDA also noted favorable Midwest growing conditions in July despite pockets of drought.

- Date: 2018-08-10 · published 2018-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63395-july-temps-favored-yield-prospect
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Favorable July weather supports USDA's record corn yield call, which points to larger supplies and softer feed grain and soymeal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-07-21 | [Crop yield forecasts across Europe in July 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23684-crop-yield-forecasts-across-europe-in-july-2025.md) | -1.3% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2021-07-09 | [After the Bell \| July 9, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10340-after-the-bell-july-9-2021-pro-farmer.md) | -6.6% | -7.9% |
| CORN | 2020-07-29 | [Feedback from the Field Roundup – Week Ending July 26 - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51951-feedback-from-the-field-roundup-week-ending-july-26-proag.md) | -2.1% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2017-06-07 | [Corn yields still project above trend-line - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70340-corn-yields-still-project-above-trend-line-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2020-04-20 | [Favorable Growing Season Forecast - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53482-favorable-growing-season-forecast-proag.md) | -2.0% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2021-07-09 | [After the Bell \| July 9, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10340-after-the-bell-july-9-2021-pro-farmer.md) | +4.1% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2020-04-20 | [Favorable Growing Season Forecast - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53482-favorable-growing-season-forecast-proag.md) | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2022-03-22 | [Producers find right combo for top soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13377-producers-find-right-combo-for-top-soybean-yields.md) | -1.6% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/blogs/ag-weather-forum/blog-post/2018/08/10/july-temps-favored-yield-prospect

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