# Heat Takes Bite Out of Corn, While Rains Offer Relief in Driest Areas - Pro Farmer

> Corn Belt producers reported solid yield potential after welcome late-July rains, though heat has returned to the mid and lower Midwest. Pro Farmer members noted dryness in parts of Iowa and Illinois and early reports of southern rust and tar spot.

- Date: 2026-08-10 · published 2026-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12971-heat-takes-bite-out-of-corn-while-rains-offer-relief-in-driest-areas-pro-farmer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Heat returning during soybean's critical growth stage and the early appearance of crop diseases both add yield risk. Together they support a modest price premium for corn and soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-07-25 | [Heat takes bite out of corn, soybean and spring wheat crop condition ratings - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13344-heat-takes-bite-out-of-corn-soybean-and-spring-wheat-crop-condition-ratings-pro.md) | -0.8% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2021-06-21 | [Hot, dry weather stresses crops in heart of the Corn Belt and Northern Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46417-hot-dry-weather-stresses-crops-in-heart-of-the-corn-belt-and-northern-plains.md) | -3.3% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2026-07-06 | [Here are 3 big reasons for the grain market's post-4th of July rally - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10786-here-are-3-big-reasons-for-the-grain-market-s-post-4th-of-july-rally-pro-farmer.md) | +1.6% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2026-07-27 | [Pro Farmer CCI shows largest weekly drop in corn conditions of the season - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12978-pro-farmer-cci-shows-largest-weekly-drop-in-corn-conditions-of-the-season-pro.md) | -4.8% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2023-05-30 | [Dry Weather Worries Corn Farmers in Southern Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13646-dry-weather-worries-corn-farmers-in-southern-brazil.md) | -3.8% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2022-07-25 | [Heat takes bite out of corn, soybean and spring wheat crop condition ratings - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13344-heat-takes-bite-out-of-corn-soybean-and-spring-wheat-crop-condition-ratings-pro.md) | +14.1% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2021-06-21 | [Hot, dry weather stresses crops in heart of the Corn Belt and Northern Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46417-hot-dry-weather-stresses-crops-in-heart-of-the-corn-belt-and-northern-plains.md) | -4.7% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2026-07-06 | [Here are 3 big reasons for the grain market's post-4th of July rally - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10786-here-are-3-big-reasons-for-the-grain-market-s-post-4th-of-july-rally-pro-farmer.md) | +5.7% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/field-pulse-heat-takes-bite-out-corn-while-rains-offer-relief-driest-areas-pro-farmer-members-say

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