# Missouri Drought Raises Yield Questions

> DTN reports that northern Missouri has been in extreme drought since mid-July. FC Stone projected a record U.S. corn yield of just over 178 bushels per acre, which the author questions given the drought.

- Date: 2018-08-03 · published 2018-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63396-missouri-drought-raises-yield-questions
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Drought in a significant corn state raises doubt about record yield projections, which could support corn prices if yield risk grows.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-08-23 | [Drought reduces corn yields in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13551-drought-reduces-corn-yields-in-brazil.md) | +0.2% | +6.1% |
| CORN | 2025-09-22 | [Summer drought reduces yields in south-east Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22803-summer-drought-reduces-yields-in-south-east-europe.md) | -0.4% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2024-02-15 | [Drought raises Mexico’s corn import outlook \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31645-drought-raises-mexico-s-corn-import-outlook-world-grain.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2019-08-13 | [Day 1: Record Spring Rainfall Weighs Down Yields in Kansas, Missouri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57437-day-1-record-spring-rainfall-weighs-down-yields-in-kansas-missouri.md) | -3.3% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2023-10-19 | [Late-Summer Drought Brings Lower Corn Yield](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13237-late-summer-drought-brings-lower-corn-yield.md) | +1.0% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-08-13 | [Day 1: Record Spring Rainfall Weighs Down Yields in Kansas, Missouri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57437-day-1-record-spring-rainfall-weighs-down-yields-in-kansas-missouri.md) | -0.9% | -0.3% |
| SOY | 2021-07-26 | [Drought could take top end off of soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46111-drought-could-take-top-end-off-of-soybean-yields.md) | +1.0% | -7.7% |
| SOY | 2025-02-13 | [Drought conditions intensify across US, threatening crop yields \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13112-drought-conditions-intensify-across-us-threatening-crop-yields-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.7% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/blogs/ag-weather-forum/blog-post/2018/08/03/missouri-drought-raises-yield

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