# Northern Plains see drought expand following hot weather - Pro Farmer

> The July 28 Drought Monitor showed 67.9% of the US in abnormal dryness or drought, with 29% of corn acres, 26% of soybean acres and 42% of spring wheat acres in drought. Spring wheat saw its largest weekly drought increase since 2018, with hot, dry Plains weather worsening stress.

- Date: 2026-07-30 · published 2026-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12976-northern-plains-see-drought-expand-following-hot-weather-pro-farmer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding drought over corn, soybean and spring wheat areas tightens expected supply and supports prices, especially if heat persists into August.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-26 | [Drought continues to expand in the Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13007-drought-continues-to-expand-in-the-plains-pro-farmer.md) | -2.5% | -1.8% |
| 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 | 2026-09-10 | [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 | 2017-06-22 | [Northern Plains drought intensifies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70338-northern-plains-drought-intensifies.md) | -2.7% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2017-08-04 | [Northern Plains drought shows why revenue protection belongs in plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69512-northern-plains-drought-shows-why-revenue-protection-belongs-in-plan.md) | -1.9% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2026-03-26 | [Drought continues to expand in the Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13007-drought-continues-to-expand-in-the-plains-pro-farmer.md) | -0.3% | -1.0% |
| 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 | 2026-09-10 | [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% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/agriculture-news/northern-plains-see-drought-expand-following-hot-weather

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