# Drought Alert: How Last Week's Heat Wave is Impacting Soil Moisture & Crops in the US Corn Belt (2026)

> A heat wave swept the Northern and Central Plains last week, with Dakota temperatures near century highs and scarce rainfall in the Western and Eastern Corn Belt. NASA data shows extremely below-normal soil moisture across the Dakotas, Nebraska, Minnesota, western Iowa and Wisconsin, and crop conditions declined by a couple of percentage points.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T21:12:20.826Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101813-drought-alert-how-last-week-s-heat-wave-is-impacting-soil-moisture-and-crops-in
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dry soil in key Corn Belt states raises the risk of reduced corn and soybean yields, which would tighten feed grain supplies and support corn, soybean meal and DDGS prices if dryness persists.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-10-01 | [How this summer’s heat and drought impacted crops in Europe – in six charts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17430-how-this-summer-s-heat-and-drought-impacted-crops-in-europe-in-six-charts.md) | -1.2% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2019-06-25 | [High Soil Moisture Will Temper Impact of Europe’s Heat Wave](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58534-high-soil-moisture-will-temper-impact-of-europe-s-heat-wave.md) | -5.9% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2023-06-29 | [Central US is now getting worst of the drought. Corn crops are stressed, rivers are running low \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13270-central-us-is-now-getting-worst-of-the-drought-corn-crops-are-stressed-rivers.md) | -2.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2024-06-25 | [Crop Watch: Corn ratings slide after hot, dry week in the east](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13174-crop-watch-corn-ratings-slide-after-hot-dry-week-in-the-east.md) | -4.9% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2024-06-06 | [Corn Jumps Most in Three Weeks With US Set for Heat Wave - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6149-corn-jumps-most-in-three-weeks-with-us-set-for-heat-wave-bloomberg.md) | +6.9% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2025-02-27 | [U.S. Drought Monitor COLORFUL in the Corn Belt heading into March… — AgVenture WSC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13116-u-s-drought-monitor-colorful-in-the-corn-belt-heading-into-march-agventure-wsc.md) | -2.6% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2026-09-04 | [Drought threatens crops in western, northwestern Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12966-drought-threatens-crops-in-western-northwestern-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.0% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2022-06-20 | [Hot and dry conditions increasing drought concerns in the Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13353-hot-and-dry-conditions-increasing-drought-concerns-in-the-corn-belt.md) | -4.2% | -13.2% |

## Sources

- geregistreedengod.com: https://geregistreedengod.com/article/drought-alert-how-last-week-s-heat-wave-is-impacting-soil-moisture-crops-in-the-us-corn-belt

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