# Growing Degree Days So Far

> DTN reports that Western Midwest and Plains growing degree day totals through May 20 run near average to about 100 units below normal, while the eastern Midwest is more than 100 units above. A wet pattern is the main crop-weather concern.

- Date: 2017-05-26 · published 2017-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70856-growing-degree-days-so-far
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Slow heat accumulation delays crop development in the western Corn Belt, a modest yield risk that can add a small weather premium to corn and soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-11-10 | [U.S. corn crop’s growing sensitivity to drought revealed - Future Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49988-u-s-corn-crop-s-growing-sensitivity-to-drought-revealed-future-farming.md) | +9.7% | +8.7% |
| CORN | 2017-02-02 | [Harvest delays in Mato Grosso - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72332-harvest-delays-in-mato-grosso-morning-ag-clips.md) | -1.1% | +0.9% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2021-03-05 | [Wet Weather Delays Safrinha Corn Planting in Mato Grosso](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47963-wet-weather-delays-safrinha-corn-planting-in-mato-grosso.md) | +5.1% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2025-10-20 | [French farmers accelerate winter wheat sowing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22338-french-farmers-accelerate-winter-wheat-sowing.md) | -0.8% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2017-01-17 | [Grainy days - Splash247](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72845-grainy-days-splash247.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2024-05-07 | [Soy: flooding in Brazil, difficult growing conditions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6448-soy-flooding-in-brazil-difficult-growing-conditions.md) | -2.4% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2022-01-26 | [Growing Concerns About the South American Crop \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43185-growing-concerns-about-the-south-american-crop-red-river-farm-network.md) | +8.6% | +19.0% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/ag-weather-forum/blog-post/2017/05/26/growing-degree-days-far

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