# Climate change is hurting U.S. corn farmers – and your wallet | CNN Business

> A CNN Business article says that after the 2012 drought lifted corn prices, dry extremes have eased, and excess rain is now the main threat to corn farmers. The piece frames climate change as a growing cost to US corn production.

- Date: 2017-04-20 · published 2017-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71342-climate-change-is-hurting-u-s-corn-farmers-and-your-wallet-cnn-business
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent wet weather in the US Corn Belt can delay planting and cut yields, which supports corn prices, but this piece is general commentary without a new supply event.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-06-15 | [Storms, flooding, hail test U.S. corn and soybean farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12990-storms-flooding-hail-test-u-s-corn-and-soybean-farmers.md) | +0.0% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2020-07-15 | [Climate change may affect second corn crops in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51946-climate-change-may-affect-second-corn-crops-in-brazil.md) | -2.3% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2017-05-19 | [El Niño again? This is why it’s hard to tell. \| Climate Change](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70915-el-nino-again-this-is-why-it-s-hard-to-tell-climate-change.md) | +1.3% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2024-02-09 | [Climate, Conflict and Currency Impact Cost Competitiveness for U.S. Corn Exports - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16565-climate-conflict-and-currency-impact-cost-competitiveness-for-u-s-corn-exports.md) | -2.2% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2019-12-18 | [A Climate Change Double Whammy in the U.S. Corn Belt \| Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55426-a-climate-change-double-whammy-in-the-u-s-corn-belt-lamont-doherty-earth.md) | -0.1% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- cnn.com: https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/20/news/corn-farmers-climate-change

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