Commodities Market Impact Weather

MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) -- Another couple of fronts producing scattered showers across the eastern and southern Corn Belt, along with the continued heat and dryness in portions of southwest Russia, are the weather factors holding the market's attention Wednesday.

ANOTHER DAY OF SEVERE STORMS FOR MIDWEST

Pockets of moderate to heavy rain have been in the Midwest during the past several days, as well as severe weather. Several fronts that are moving into the region will continue to produce showers and potentially severe thunderstorms through Friday before the final front pushes southward. Rainfall is less likely in the northwestern corner, which remains largely in drought and is stressing filling corn and soybeans. Conditions continue to be better in the southeast on average.

HEAT CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN PLAINS

Showers have been scattered in the Southern Plains lately, leaving some holes where dryness continues to creep in. A front in the region will be somewhat active during the next couple of days, especially so this weekend as it pushes south. Until it pushes south, temperatures will also be rather high, nearing or eclipsing 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall during the next several days may be enough to keep up fairly good yields for corn and soybeans for much of the region and there is a chance that rains return next week as well.

DRYNESS FOR NORTHERN PLAINS

Recent showers left some holes across portions of the Northern Plains as drought continues to affect filling corn and soybeans. The pattern stays drier through the weekend with continued stress. There may be some showers next week as another trough moves into the West.

DELTA FINDING SHOWERS LATER THIS WEEK

Mostly dry conditions continue in the Delta for the next couple of days as the main storm track is off to the north. A front will finally sag into the region with scattered showers Friday continuing into next week, especially across the south.

SOUTHEAST EYES TROPICAL STORM FRED

In the Southeast, near-daily scattered showers and thunderstorms continue to produce favorable conditions for developing to reproductive cotton for the next week. We will have to monitor the potential for Tropical Storm Fred to affect the region early next week, however.

DRIER FOR CANADIAN PRAIRIES

Scattered showers in the Canadian Prairies have come too late for wheat and canola as harvest continues to advance. Showers have been more likely to affect harvest than be beneficial to crops nearing maturity. A period of dryness is expected late this week into the weekend, but the region should be more active next week as another system moves through.

LIMITED SHOWERS FOR EASTERN BLACK SEA

A system in the Black Sea will bring some showers to eastern Ukraine and northwest Russia for the next several days and may finally bring some relieving showers and temperatures to the Volga Valley of Russia this weekend. However, high temperatures and little rainfall has stressed spring wheat and corn in these areas and has likely led to reductions in productivity.

John Baranick can be reached at john.baranick@dtn.com

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