# 2018 Central Ohio Fall Weather Predictions and El Nino Update | Fruit, Vegetable, & Specialty Crop News

> Ohio State University Extension outlines September and October 2018 forecasts, with temperatures slightly above normal and normal to slightly above-normal rainfall. It advises growers on frost timing and season-extension planting, and notes El Niño winters in central Ohio tend to be warmer than normal.

- Date: 2018-08-28 · published 2018-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63456-2018-central-ohio-fall-weather-predictions-and-el-nino-update-fruit-vegetable
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The mild fall forecast for the Ohio region points to normal harvest conditions, a neutral signal for corn and soybean supply that has little price impact.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-06-18 | [Central Ohio Summer 2018 Update and El Nino Predictions for Winter \| Growing Franklin](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64459-central-ohio-summer-2018-update-and-el-nino-predictions-for-winter-growing.md) | -0.9% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2018-11-12 | [Weather pivotal in 2018 crop production - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61891-weather-pivotal-in-2018-crop-production-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -6.7% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2019-06-11 | [AccuWeather’s new analysis predicts substantial 2019 crop yield shortfall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58450-accuweather-s-new-analysis-predicts-substantial-2019-crop-yield-shortfall.md) | +6.2% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2017-12-15 | [2017 Ag review: Crop production and weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67335-2017-ag-review-crop-production-and-weather.md) | +2.7% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2018-03-13 | [Climate and Extreme Weather Events Taking a Toll on Specialty Crops in the Midwest \| USDA Climate Hubs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65849-climate-and-extreme-weather-events-taking-a-toll-on-specialty-crops-in-the.md) | -1.8% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2018-06-18 | [Central Ohio Summer 2018 Update and El Nino Predictions for Winter \| Growing Franklin](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64459-central-ohio-summer-2018-update-and-el-nino-predictions-for-winter-growing.md) | -1.2% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2018-11-12 | [Weather pivotal in 2018 crop production - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61891-weather-pivotal-in-2018-crop-production-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.9% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2019-06-11 | [AccuWeather’s new analysis predicts substantial 2019 crop yield shortfall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58450-accuweather-s-new-analysis-predicts-substantial-2019-crop-yield-shortfall.md) | +6.3% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/vegnetnews/2018/08/28/central-ohio-2018-fall-weather-predictions-and-el-nino-update/

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