# What Will a La Nina Winter Mean for the Midwest? | CropWatch | Nebraska

> A University of Nebraska CropWatch piece explains the Climate Prediction Center's La Niña Watch, which raised the odds of a La Niña during the North American winter to 55-65%. It outlines the jet stream and high-pressure patterns typically associated with La Niña and how they shape regional precipitation.

- Date: 2017-10-24 · published 2017-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68370-what-will-a-la-nina-winter-mean-for-the-midwest-cropwatch-nebraska
- 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

A La Niña winter typically brings cooler, wetter conditions to the northern Corn Belt and drier risk to the southern Plains, which can affect planting prospects and feed grain supply expectations. Traders often price weather risk ahead of confirmed events, so this can support corn and soybean prices modestly.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-04-28 | [La Nina Forecasted to Continue with Drought Expansion Likely According to CPC \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41769-la-nina-forecasted-to-continue-with-drought-expansion-likely-according-to-cpc.md) | -7.5% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2021-08-24 | [CPC Increases the Odds of La Niña Development and Issues Official Fall Forecast \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45486-cpc-increases-the-odds-of-la-nina-development-and-issues-official-fall-forecast.md) | -0.4% | -10.1% |
| CORN | 2024-03-11 | [A warm winter and lingering drought could set up a tough growing season in the Midwest \| Nebraska Public Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13201-a-warm-winter-and-lingering-drought-could-set-up-a-tough-growing-season-in-the.md) | +1.7% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2021-10-19 | [La Niña Is Back—What That Means for North and South American Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44469-la-nina-is-back-what-that-means-for-north-and-south-american-crops.md) | +0.7% | +10.3% |
| CORN | 2026-04-01 | [Iowa Had Its 20th-Driest Winter on Record. Here’s What That Means for This Year’s Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13008-iowa-had-its-20th-driest-winter-on-record-here-s-what-that-means-for-this-year.md) | -1.7% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2022-04-28 | [La Nina Forecasted to Continue with Drought Expansion Likely According to CPC \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41769-la-nina-forecasted-to-continue-with-drought-expansion-likely-according-to-cpc.md) | -3.3% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2021-08-24 | [CPC Increases the Odds of La Niña Development and Issues Official Fall Forecast \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45486-cpc-increases-the-odds-of-la-nina-development-and-issues-official-fall-forecast.md) | +0.8% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2021-10-19 | [La Niña Is Back—What That Means for North and South American Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44469-la-nina-is-back-what-that-means-for-north-and-south-american-crops.md) | +1.3% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- cropwatch.unl.edu: https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2017/what-will-la-nina-forecast-mean-midwest/

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