# Agronomy eUpdate May 18th, 2018 : Issue 694

> The Climate Prediction Center's summer outlook shows a slightly increased chance of warmer-than-normal temperatures in Kansas for June through August, with equal chances for above- or below-normal precipitation. ENSO is expected to remain neutral, with only a slight chance of El Niño developing in the fall.

- Date: 2018-05-18 · published 2018-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64960-agronomy-eupdate-may-18th-2018-issue-694
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Warm conditions with uncertain rainfall in the Plains add some risk to the HRW wheat and sorghum crops, though the neutral outlook offers limited support for prices on its own.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2019-05-17 | [Agronomy eUpdate May 17th, 2019 : Issue 747](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59011-agronomy-eupdate-may-17th-2019-issue-747.md) | +2.0% | +14.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2020-05-22 | [Agronomy eUpdate May 22nd, 2020 : Issue 800](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53049-agronomy-eupdate-may-22nd-2020-issue-800.md) | +3.5% | -5.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-01-26 | [Agronomy eUpdate January 26th, 2018 : Issue 671](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66921-agronomy-eupdate-january-26th-2018-issue-671.md) | +7.4% | +7.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2020-08-07 | [Agronomy eUpdate August 7th, 2020 : Issue 813](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51521-agronomy-eupdate-august-7th-2020-issue-813.md) | +1.9% | +13.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-05-01 | [Agri Marketing Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7072-agri-marketing-update.md) | +3.1% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2018-10-16 | [Agronomy eUpdate October 16th, 2018 : Issue 715](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62386-agronomy-eupdate-october-16th-2018-issue-715.md) | -2.7% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2023-05-18 | [Weekly update - 18 May 2023 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35904-weekly-update-18-may-2023-daff.md) | +5.6% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2017-05-01 | [Agri Marketing Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7072-agri-marketing-update.md) | +1.1% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- eupdate.agronomy.ksu.edu: https://eupdate.agronomy.ksu.edu/article_new/kansas-weather-outlook-for-summer-2018-694-4

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