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## Immediate Impacts on Agriculture
The agricultural sector was the most devastated by this storm. Fields of corn and soybeans, critical to the region’s economy, were flattened within minutes. High-resolution satellite imagery from the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) project revealed stark before-and-after images of impacted farmland, showing extensive crop loss across thousands of acres.
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## Immediate Impacts on Agriculture
The agricultural sector was the most devastated by this storm. Fields of corn and soybeans, critical to the region’s economy, were flattened within minutes. High-resolution satellite imagery from the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) project revealed stark before-and-after images of impacted farmland, showing extensive crop loss across thousands of acres.
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For farmers, the derecho meant not only immediate financial loss but also long-term challenges, as topsoil erosion caused by high winds further reduced the land’s productivity for future crops. Reports from the USDA detailed significant disruptions to planting and harvest cycles, while market data from the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) showed a sharp spike in the prices of corn and soybeans in the weeks following the derecho. These fluctuations reflected concerns over reduced supply, directly tied to the damage inflicted on key agricultural states.
For farmers, the derecho meant not only immediate financial loss but also long-term challenges, as topsoil erosion caused by high winds further reduced the land’s productivity for future crops. Reports from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) detailed significant disruptions to planting and harvest cycles, while the market data provided show a sharp spike in the prices of corn and soybeans. The month of June 2022 demonstrated the immediate impacts just two weeks following the event with its highest prices for these crops, with corn at $7.38 U.S. dollars per bushel and soybeans at $16.40. These fluctuations reflected concerns over reduced supply, directly tied to the damage inflicted on key agricultural states.
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The monthly price of Corn and Soybeans reported by the United States Department of Agriculture before and after the May 12th, 2022 Midwest derecho impacted farmland and growing crops.
The monthly price of Corn and Soybeans reported by the USDA before and after the May 12th, 2022 derecho impacted farmland and growing crops.
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## Economic and Community Consequences
## Community Consequences
Beyond the fields, the derecho wreaked havoc on rural infrastructure and communities. Nightlight data from NASA revealed the extent of power outages, with entire counties plunged into darkness for days. For residents reliant on electricity for irrigation, food storage, and daily life, these outages amplified the disaster’s impacts. Data from PowerOutage.us showed over 1 million customers lost power across the affected states, with some outages lasting more than a week. The disruption to electricity worsened economic losses, as grain silos requiring power for ventilation and storage were rendered inoperable, even if it wasn’t directly damaged by the wind gusts.

Economically, the storm caused ripple effects. Damage to grain storage facilities not only affected individual farmers but also had overflowing effects on local markets, leading to increased prices for consumers. Stories of resilience emerged as neighbors worked together to clear roads and restore power, but the recovery underscored the challenges rural communities face in rebuilding after such disasters.
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