# R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS - Chronicle Media

> Illinois experienced record February warmth with 60- and 70-degree days, following a milder than normal January. State climatologist Jim Angel warned that early vegetation could be damaged by a later freeze, as happened in 2007 and 2012.

- Date: 2017-03-01 · published 2017-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71833-r-f-d-news-and-views-chronicle-media
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A false spring raises the risk of frost damage to early crops, a modest supply concern that could add small upside pressure to corn and wheat if a freeze follows.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-04-11 | [News from Russia and Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71360-news-from-russia-and-ukraine.md) | -1.1% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2019-01-22 | [Dryness in Brazil friendly to corn – KORN News Radio](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60941-dryness-in-brazil-friendly-to-corn-korn-news-radio.md) | +0.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-01-30 | [News in brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72965-news-in-brief.md) | +2.0% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2016-06-06 | [Soybeans rise on U.S. weather view; wheat, corn firm - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9123-soybeans-rise-on-u-s-weather-view-wheat-corn-firm-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +2.7% | -7.0% |
| CORN | 2020-09-22 | [Fall calf market depends on corn, wheat and more \| College News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51258-fall-calf-market-depends-on-corn-wheat-and-more-college-news.md) | +0.2% | +5.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-26 | [Harvest marks end of a rough year for the Riverina's farmers \| Photos  \| Eastern Riverina Chronicle \| Henty, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67432-harvest-marks-end-of-a-rough-year-for-the-riverina-s-farmers-photos-eastern.md) | +0.3% | +3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-02 | [November rain and holiday fervor are here - IBest Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8080-november-rain-and-holiday-fervor-are-here-ibest-media.md) | +0.1% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2016-06-06 | [Soybeans rise on U.S. weather view; wheat, corn firm - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9123-soybeans-rise-on-u-s-weather-view-wheat-corn-firm-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +3.3% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- chronicleillinois.com: https://chronicleillinois.com/agriculture-news/r-f-d-news-views-29/

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