# Outlook for the 2018 growing season | Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

> A University of Georgia climate outlook notes the Southeast is well above normal in temperature so far in 2018 and precipitation has been below normal since January 1, with drought expanding in parts of the region. The author expects the La Niña event to fade by late spring, possibly bringing dry weather in May and June.

- Date: 2018-03-06 · published 2018-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65927-outlook-for-the-2018-growing-season-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dry spring conditions in the Southeast could affect planting of row crops and peanuts regionally. The effect on feed grain prices is limited given the regional scope.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-02-04 | [Late-Winter and Early Growing Season Climatological Outlooks for 2022 \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42620-late-winter-and-early-growing-season-climatological-outlooks-for-2022.md) | +3.3% | +17.3% |
| CORN | 2025-12-26 | [Assessing the 2025 growing season while anticipating the 2026 outlook \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13032-assessing-the-2025-growing-season-while-anticipating-the-2026-outlook-ag-proud.md) | -1.8% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2018-10-19 | [Southwest Climate Outlook El Niño Tracker - October 2018 \| CLIMAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62474-southwest-climate-outlook-el-nino-tracker-october-2018-climas.md) | -2.9% | -6.2% |
| CORN | 2018-02-15 | [Outlook for Spring and Summer from NWS – Illinois State Climatologist](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66348-outlook-for-spring-and-summer-from-nws-illinois-state-climatologist.md) | -0.2% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2017-03-03 | [How is the 2017 Growing Season Shaping Up?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71836-how-is-the-2017-growing-season-shaping-up.md) | -3.2% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2019-03-13 | [Climate outlook for 2019 growing season in Georgia \| Viticulture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60013-climate-outlook-for-2019-growing-season-in-georgia-viticulture.md) | +2.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-10-16 | [Harvest season in full swing in the Midwest - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13047-harvest-season-in-full-swing-in-the-midwest-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture.md) | +2.8% | +11.3% |
| SOY | 2019-01-23 | [Lessons learned from the 2018 growing season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60953-lessons-learned-from-the-2018-growing-season.md) | +1.1% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- site.extension.uga.edu: https://site.extension.uga.edu/climate/2018/03/outlook-for-the-2018-growing-season/

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