# Cold Midwest weather could cap crop yields | 2018-04-24 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> A record-breaking cold and snowy April has left topsoil temperatures well below normal across the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains. As of April 22, only 5 percent of the 18 main corn states' corn was planted, against a five-year average of 14 percent, and only South Dakota had planted any wheat.

- Date: 2018-04-25 · published 2018-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65365-cold-midwest-weather-could-cap-crop-yields-2018-04-24-agri-pulse-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Late planting raises the risk of yield loss and can tighten near-term supply expectations, supporting corn, soybean and wheat prices. The effect depends on whether May weather allows planting to catch up.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-21 | [Smaller corn, soybean yields expected as wet weather persists in Midwest - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58939-smaller-corn-soybean-yields-expected-as-wet-weather-persists-in-midwest-upi-com.md) | +2.4% | +10.9% |
| CORN | 2023-03-08 | [USDA slashes Argentina corn, soybean production forecasts \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36819-usda-slashes-argentina-corn-soybean-production-forecasts-agri-pulse.md) | -1.6% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2026-03-25 | [Return of El Niño expected, but impacts not likely until fall \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20086-return-of-el-nino-expected-but-impacts-not-likely-until-fall-agri-pulse.md) | -1.0% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2022-05-19 | [Late planting in Midwest could mean lower yields in fall - Marketplace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13364-late-planting-in-midwest-could-mean-lower-yields-in-fall-marketplace.md) | -0.6% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-05-31 | [A new AccuWeather analysis predicts a significant dropoff in 2019 crop yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58934-a-new-accuweather-analysis-predicts-a-significant-dropoff-in-2019-crop-yields.md) | -2.5% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2021-01-06 | [Cargill exec: Soybean prices rising amid ‘rationing’ \| 2021-01-06  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11545-cargill-exec-soybean-prices-rising-amid-rationing-2021-01-06-agri-pulse.md) | +5.3% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2019-05-21 | [Smaller corn, soybean yields expected as wet weather persists in Midwest - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58939-smaller-corn-soybean-yields-expected-as-wet-weather-persists-in-midwest-upi-com.md) | +2.9% | +9.8% |
| SOY | 2023-03-08 | [USDA slashes Argentina corn, soybean production forecasts \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36819-usda-slashes-argentina-corn-soybean-production-forecasts-agri-pulse.md) | -1.7% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/10884-cold-midwest-weather-could-cap-crop-yields

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