# 2026 Corn Belt summer weather forecast | The More You Grow | Corteva Agriscience

> Corteva and DTN forecast that El Niño will arrive between May and July and could become a strong event by August, bringing favorable summer weather to most of the U.S. DTN compares the setup to 2023, when early dryness was followed by a wet July and August. Drought covered significant corn, soybean and winter wheat areas in March and remained in place in late spring.

- Date: 2026-05-14 · published 2026-05-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12997-2026-corn-belt-summer-weather-forecast-the-more-you-grow-corteva-agriscience
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A favorable summer forecast for the Corn Belt would weigh on corn and soybean risk premium, while persistent Plains drought remains supportive for wheat.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-20 | [Corn Belt Weather Outlook for Spring Planting \| The More You Grow \| Corteva Agriscience](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13297-corn-belt-weather-outlook-for-spring-planting-the-more-you-grow-corteva.md) | -2.6% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2025-08-21 | [Weather Outlook for 2025 Harvest \| Corteva Agriscience](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13066-weather-outlook-for-2025-harvest-corteva-agriscience.md) | +0.3% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2018-06-12 | [Weather forecast: Summer Corn Belt weather outlook seen as promising \| 2018-06-12  \| Food Business News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64464-weather-forecast-summer-corn-belt-weather-outlook-seen-as-promising-2018-06-12.md) | -2.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2026-01-15 | [Record 2025 Corn Yields Had a Big Assist From Summer Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13024-record-2025-corn-yields-had-a-big-assist-from-summer-weather.md) | -0.1% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2016-07-20 | [Near term weather forecasts pressure soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10877-near-term-weather-forecasts-pressure-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.6% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2025-08-21 | [Weather Outlook for 2025 Harvest \| Corteva Agriscience](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13066-weather-outlook-for-2025-harvest-corteva-agriscience.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2018-06-12 | [Weather forecast: Summer Corn Belt weather outlook seen as promising \| 2018-06-12  \| Food Business News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64464-weather-forecast-summer-corn-belt-weather-outlook-seen-as-promising-2018-06-12.md) | -4.7% | -10.6% |
| SOY | 2016-07-20 | [Near term weather forecasts pressure soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10877-near-term-weather-forecasts-pressure-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -4.8% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- corteva.com: https://www.corteva.com/us/Resources/crop-protection/corn/2026-summer-weather.html

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