# 2026 Pro Farmer Crop Tour Day 1 Results: South Dakota Drought vs. Ohio Mud - AgWeb

> Day one of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour showed drought-damaged corn in South Dakota, with barren stalks and early shutdown, while soybeans were more resilient after recent rains. In Ohio, scouts struggled with mud and uneven crop maturity. USDA's August forecast put South Dakota corn at 151 bu. per acre, down 20 bu. from 2025.

- Date: 2026-08-18 · published 2026-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12973-2026-pro-farmer-crop-tour-day-1-results-south-dakota-drought-vs-ohio-mud-agweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop in South Dakota corn yield and the USDA forecast cut both reduce regional supply and support corn prices. Resilient soybeans limit the upside for soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-08-17 | [Day 1 recap: Pro Farmer Crop Tour finds heat stress in South Dakota, excess moisture in Ohio - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12969-day-1-recap-pro-farmer-crop-tour-finds-heat-stress-in-south-dakota-excess.md) | +3.1% | +8.4% |
| CORN | 2024-06-25 | [A Tale Of Two Crops: Farmers Struggle Against Flooding And Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13178-a-tale-of-two-crops-farmers-struggle-against-flooding-and-drought-agweb.md) | -4.9% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2022-01-12 | [Brazil farmers struggle as drought batters southern soy crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13746-brazil-farmers-struggle-as-drought-batters-southern-soy-crop.md) | -2.6% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2026-05-21 | [Transition to El Nino signals drought relief, but global crop disruption looms - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12995-transition-to-el-nino-signals-drought-relief-but-global-crop-disruption-looms.md) | -1.7% | -7.1% |
| CORN | 2025-02-17 | [Drought persists as top crop threat for 2025 \| Market Focus \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13111-drought-persists-as-top-crop-threat-for-2025-market-focus-farmweeknow-com.md) | +0.2% | -7.9% |
| SOY | 2018-09-04 | [RRFN Announces Final Crop Tour Results \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62879-rrfn-announces-final-crop-tour-results-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.1% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2022-01-20 | [Argentina rains cap crop losses from drought, weather experts say - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43039-argentina-rains-cap-crop-losses-from-drought-weather-experts-say-agweek-1.md) | +3.5% | +14.1% |
| SOY | 2024-12-12 | [Disappointing crop profitability in 2024 - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13127-disappointing-crop-profitability-in-2024-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | -4.4% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/dry-fields-stifle-south-dakota-corn-yields-while-ohio-battles-excess-water

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