# Crop Ratings Improve

> Corn and soybean crop ratings improved 1 to 2 points in major Midwest states over the past week as drier weather in the western Midwest and wetter weather in the east helped conditions. USDA-style topsoil moisture is much wetter than a year ago, and forecasters expect further gains with stress-free weather. An El Niño is considered likely this fall, which would make a stressful hot, dry pattern in the Midwest unlikely.

- Date: 2018-07-24 · published 2018-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63865-crop-ratings-improve
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Better crop ratings and an expected El Niño point to strong supply prospects, which is bearish for corn and soybean prices and therefore for feed ingredient costs.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-06-29 | [Corn Futures Lows vs. Crop Ratings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64549-corn-futures-lows-vs-crop-ratings.md) | +2.3% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2023-07-18 | [Crop Watch: Conditions improve again on mild weather, though dryness eyed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13262-crop-watch-conditions-improve-again-on-mild-weather-though-dryness-eyed.md) | +18.0% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-06-12 | [GRAIN MARKETS: Crops tumble as rain moves in](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70423-grain-markets-crops-tumble-as-rain-moves-in.md) | -0.6% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2026-06-04 | [Corn and soybeans extend losses as favorable crop weather improves outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10647-corn-and-soybeans-extend-losses-as-favorable-crop-weather-improves-outlook.md) | -2.5% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2025-07-31 | [Corn and Soybean Drought Conditions improve - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13070-corn-and-soybean-drought-conditions-improve-pro-farmer.md) | -2.0% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2025-05-29 | [HRS Wheat at Support - With Crop Ratings Near the 40-Year Low - Walsh Trading](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24731-hrs-wheat-at-support-with-crop-ratings-near-the-40-year-low-walsh-trading.md) | -0.3% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2023-07-18 | [Crop Watch: Conditions improve again on mild weather, though dryness eyed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13262-crop-watch-conditions-improve-again-on-mild-weather-though-dryness-eyed.md) | +2.6% | -6.3% |
| SOY | 2017-06-12 | [GRAIN MARKETS: Crops tumble as rain moves in](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70423-grain-markets-crops-tumble-as-rain-moves-in.md) | -0.3% | +8.4% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/blogs/ag-weather-forum/blog-post/2018/07/24/crop-ratings-improve

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