# Will Midwest Dryness Hurt Corn and Soybean Yields This Summer?

> DTN meteorologist John Baranick warned on May 29 that a developing dry pattern across the Midwest and Southeast could cut soil moisture through mid-June. Recent storms had brought heavy rain to parts of the Southeast and southern Midwest, easing drought. Models now show warmer, drier conditions during a critical crop development stage.

- Date: 2026-05-29 · published 2026-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12998-will-midwest-dryness-hurt-corn-and-soybean-yields-this-summer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed dryness during early corn and soybean development raises yield risk and could firm corn and soybean prices if forecasts verify.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-07-01 | [July Heat Wave Puts Midwest Corn and Soybeans Under Pressure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12984-july-heat-wave-puts-midwest-corn-and-soybeans-under-pressure.md) | +3.0% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2019-05-21 | [Smaller corn, soybean yields expected as wet weather persists in Midwest - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58939-smaller-corn-soybean-yields-expected-as-wet-weather-persists-in-midwest-upi-com.md) | +2.4% | +10.9% |
| CORN | 2019-06-11 | [U.S. Corn and Soybean Yield Prospects - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58452-u-s-corn-and-soybean-yield-prospects-proag.md) | +6.2% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2024-09-18 | [Will a Very Dry End to Growing Season Impact Corn and Soybean Yields? Missy Bauer Explains on Unscripted. - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13155-will-a-very-dry-end-to-growing-season-impact-corn-and-soybean-yields-missy.md) | -1.2% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2024-11-13 | [August Through October Weather Affected Corn, Soybean Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13140-august-through-october-weather-affected-corn-soybean-yields.md) | -0.5% | +1.0% |
| SOY | 2026-07-01 | [July Heat Wave Puts Midwest Corn and Soybeans Under Pressure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12984-july-heat-wave-puts-midwest-corn-and-soybeans-under-pressure.md) | +7.0% | +5.5% |
| SOY | 2019-05-21 | [Smaller corn, soybean yields expected as wet weather persists in Midwest - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58939-smaller-corn-soybean-yields-expected-as-wet-weather-persists-in-midwest-upi-com.md) | +2.9% | +9.8% |
| SOY | 2019-06-11 | [U.S. Corn and Soybean Yield Prospects - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58452-u-s-corn-and-soybean-yield-prospects-proag.md) | +6.3% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- agrolatam.com: https://www.agrolatam.com/usa/weather/midwest-dry-spell-crop-stress-soil-moisture-june-2026/

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