# Drought threatens crops in western, northwestern Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News

> A climatologist says the western and northwestern Corn Belt could see some of the largest drought impacts this season, including parts of the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska. The Drought Monitor shows exceptional drought in Nebraska and Colorado, and 45% of the Midwest region is dry.

- Date: 2026-09-04 · published 2026-09-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12966-drought-threatens-crops-in-western-northwestern-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Exceptional drought in key corn and soybean states, especially Nebraska, threatens late-season yields and supports corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-09-25 | [Weather a huge impact on northwestern Wisconsin crops - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62877-weather-a-huge-impact-on-northwestern-wisconsin-crops-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2017-01-17 | [Flooding threatens Argentina's crops - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72844-flooding-threatens-argentina-s-crops-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.6% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2025-03-28 | [NOAA Projects Intensified Drought in the Western Corn Belt - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13108-noaa-projects-intensified-drought-in-the-western-corn-belt-proag.md) | +0.5% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2025-12-03 | [Climatologist: Winter weather patterns are not enough to relieve Eastern Corn Belt drought - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13036-climatologist-winter-weather-patterns-are-not-enough-to-relieve-eastern-corn.md) | +0.7% | -0.4% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2018-09-25 | [Weather a huge impact on northwestern Wisconsin crops - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62877-weather-a-huge-impact-on-northwestern-wisconsin-crops-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.0% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2017-01-17 | [Flooding threatens Argentina's crops - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72844-flooding-threatens-argentina-s-crops-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2025-03-28 | [NOAA Projects Intensified Drought in the Western Corn Belt - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13108-noaa-projects-intensified-drought-in-the-western-corn-belt-proag.md) | -0.5% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/drought-threatens-crops-in-western-northwestern-corn-belt/

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