# Dry Conditions on Day Two of RRFN Crop Tour | Red River Farm Network

> The Red River Farm Network crop tour found hot, dry weather reducing corn and soybean yields in northwest Minnesota. Soybeans on beet ground were described as stressed, while some North Dakota fields still look average to above average.

- Date: 2018-08-29 · published 2018-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63397-dry-conditions-on-day-two-of-rrfn-crop-tour-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Localized yield losses in the northern Corn Belt trim supply expectations, giving modest support to corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-07-31 | [It’s a Late Crop \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40513-it-s-a-late-crop-red-river-farm-network.md) | +3.1% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2020-07-27 | [A Few Dry Pockets Being Watched in U.S. Crop Production \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51961-a-few-dry-pockets-being-watched-in-u-s-crop-production-red-river-farm-network.md) | -1.6% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2021-12-16 | [Cordonnier: A Split Decision \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13760-cordonnier-a-split-decision-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.7% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2019-05-31 | [The Start of a Corn Market Rally \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59125-the-start-of-a-corn-market-rally-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.5% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2024-05-09 | [El Nino and La Nina \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30153-el-nino-and-la-nina-red-river-farm-network.md) | +2.7% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2022-07-31 | [It’s a Late Crop \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40513-it-s-a-late-crop-red-river-farm-network.md) | -1.4% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2022-01-26 | [Growing Concerns About the South American Crop \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43185-growing-concerns-about-the-south-american-crop-red-river-farm-network.md) | +8.6% | +19.0% |
| SOY | 2024-05-09 | [El Nino and La Nina \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30153-el-nino-and-la-nina-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.1% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2018/08/29/dry-conditions-on-day-two-of-rrfn-crop-tour/

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