# Economist concerned about weather influencing corn acres - Brownfield Ag News

> University of Illinois economist Todd Hubbs warns that a strong storm system over the Midwest could wash out or force replanting of some corn, and that farmers may switch acres to soybeans. He notes that about 90 million soybean acres are already expected, and says the market may react to the June acreage report.

- Date: 2017-04-26 · published 2017-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71344-economist-concerned-about-weather-influencing-corn-acres-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Possible corn acreage shifts to soybeans would tighten corn supply and lift corn prices while adding bearish pressure to soybeans, though the impact depends on how planting progresses.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-07 | [Corn, soybeans higher on weather concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70428-corn-soybeans-higher-on-weather-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2017-06-29 | [Wheat surges on weather concerns in Plains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9719-wheat-surges-on-weather-concerns-in-plains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +5.9% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2017-07-14 | [Soybeans, corn supported by renewed weather concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69796-soybeans-corn-supported-by-renewed-weather-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +5.3% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2019-05-29 | [Weather contributes to record-slow corn planting - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58940-weather-contributes-to-record-slow-corn-planting-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2017-05-01 | [Weather woes support corn, soybeans, wheat - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10482-weather-woes-support-corn-soybeans-wheat-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.1% | +4.2% |
| SOY | 2017-06-21 | [Favorable Corn Belt weather in most locales - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70342-favorable-corn-belt-weather-in-most-locales-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | +7.8% |
| SOY | 2022-08-16 | [Soybeans, corn see more weather pressure - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6531-soybeans-corn-see-more-weather-pressure-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| SOY | 2025-10-22 | [Favorable weather accelerates South American soybean and corn planting - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13470-favorable-weather-accelerates-south-american-soybean-and-corn-planting.md) | +4.6% | +11.9% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/economist-concerned-weather-influencing-corn-acres/

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