# Rains in the southern U.S. lead to mild drought improvement - Pro Farmer

> The April 28 drought monitor showed 75.4% of the US in abnormal dryness or drought, down 1.1% from the prior week. Heavy rain fell in the mid-South and Mississippi Delta, and the NWS forecast heavy rain for the southern US with cooler temperatures east of the Rockies.

- Date: 2026-04-30 · published 2026-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13001-rains-in-the-southern-u-s-lead-to-mild-drought-improvement-pro-farmer
- 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

Cooler and wetter conditions reduce near-term weather stress on planting, which is generally bearish for corn and soybean prices, while southern rain helps winter wheat.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-07-31 | [Corn and Soybean Drought Conditions improve - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13070-corn-and-soybean-drought-conditions-improve-pro-farmer.md) | -2.0% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2026-03-12 | [Rains bring relief to the eastern corn belt - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13009-rains-bring-relief-to-the-eastern-corn-belt-pro-farmer.md) | +3.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2025-06-26 | [Corn, soybean drought footprint continues to dwindle - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13077-corn-soybean-drought-footprint-continues-to-dwindle-pro-farmer.md) | +4.6% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2026-04-16 | [Upper Midwest sees significant drought removal - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12999-upper-midwest-sees-significant-drought-removal-pro-farmer.md) | +0.6% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2024-05-30 | [Corn, soybean drought footprint almost gone - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13181-corn-soybean-drought-footprint-almost-gone-pro-farmer.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2025-07-31 | [Corn and Soybean Drought Conditions improve - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13070-corn-and-soybean-drought-conditions-improve-pro-farmer.md) | -0.6% | +6.1% |
| SOY | 2026-03-12 | [Rains bring relief to the eastern corn belt - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13009-rains-bring-relief-to-the-eastern-corn-belt-pro-farmer.md) | -3.2% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2025-06-26 | [Corn, soybean drought footprint continues to dwindle - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13077-corn-soybean-drought-footprint-continues-to-dwindle-pro-farmer.md) | +2.5% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/agriculture-news/rains-southern-u-s-lead-mild-drought-improvement

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