# Water, temperature and crop productivity research

> Kansas researcher Robert Aiken discusses how water and temperature limit crop productivity in the semi-arid Kansas region. He describes using ENSO-related Pacific temperature signals to improve yield forecasts for wheat.

- Date: 2018-06-01 · published 2018-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64463-water-temperature-and-crop-productivity-research
- 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 research supports better yield forecasting for Kansas wheat, but it describes no new supply shock. Any practical effect on prices would be indirect.

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| SOY | 2017-12-15 | [2017 Ag review: Crop production and weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67335-2017-ag-review-crop-production-and-weather.md) | -2.0% | +0.0% |
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| SOY | 2019-02-18 | [UMD Researchers and Alums Pioneer Innovative New Agricultural Productivity Analyses with Insight into Climate Change \| College of Agriculture & Natural Resources at UMD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60453-umd-researchers-and-alums-pioneer-innovative-new-agricultural-productivity.md) | +0.5% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- openaccessgovernment.org: https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/water-temperature-and-crop-productivity-research/46305/

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