# Midwest Drought Expands: Heat Wave Threatens Crops | Feed & Grain

> Flash drought expanded across the Midwest and High Plains as a heat wave pushed temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal with little rain. Missouri, eastern Kansas and southeast Nebraska saw large drought expansions, while some northern areas received heavy rain.

- Date: 2026-09-10 · published 2026-09-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12963-midwest-drought-expands-heat-wave-threatens-crops-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Rapid drought development during the grain fill period threatens corn and soybean yields, which supports feed grain and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-14 | 1 | +3.8% | 3.5 | Flash drought and a heat wave across the Midwest and High Plains raised crop stress and supply concerns, bullish for corn. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-10-29 | [Midwestern Drought Threatens Crops, Food Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56414-midwestern-drought-threatens-crops-food-prices.md) | +2.7% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2023-06-29 | [US Midwest drought expands, but forecast rains offer relief to crops \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13268-us-midwest-drought-expands-but-forecast-rains-offer-relief-to-crops-reuters.md) | -2.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +4.3% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2025-02-13 | [Drought conditions intensify across US, threatening crop yields \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13112-drought-conditions-intensify-across-us-threatening-crop-yields-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.7% | -6.8% |
| CORN | 2023-08-30 | [Extreme heat, drought take toll on US crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13254-extreme-heat-drought-take-toll-on-us-crops-world-grain.md) | -0.0% | -8.2% |
| SOY | 2023-06-29 | [US Midwest drought expands, but forecast rains offer relief to crops \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13268-us-midwest-drought-expands-but-forecast-rains-offer-relief-to-crops-reuters.md) | +5.2% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +1.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2025-02-13 | [Drought conditions intensify across US, threatening crop yields \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13112-drought-conditions-intensify-across-us-threatening-crop-yields-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.7% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/business-markets/news/15834606/midwest-drought-expands-heat-wave-threatens-crops

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