# Midwest drought relief day depend on arrival of El Niño pattern - Brownfield Ag News

> An ag meteorologist says drought relief in the Corn Belt could depend on when an El Niño pattern arrives. NOAA gives a 62 percent chance El Niño develops from June to August and has issued an El Niño Watch. Nearly 42 percent of corn and soybean production is in drought.

- Date: 2026-03-26 · published 2026-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13006-midwest-drought-relief-day-depend-on-arrival-of-el-nino-pattern-brownfield-ag
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A late or weak El Niño would leave Midwest drought unresolved, raising the risk of yield losses and supporting corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-03 | [Climatologist: Winter weather patterns are not enough to relieve Eastern Corn Belt drought - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13036-climatologist-winter-weather-patterns-are-not-enough-to-relieve-eastern-corn.md) | +0.7% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2017-06-12 | [Hot and dry conditions continue across much of Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70339-hot-and-dry-conditions-continue-across-much-of-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2026-09-04 | [Drought threatens crops in western, northwestern Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12966-drought-threatens-crops-in-western-northwestern-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2018-10-22 | [Floods and drought stricken corn on the same farms - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62379-floods-and-drought-stricken-corn-on-the-same-farms-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.2% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2021-04-08 | [Drought conditions top of mind as farmers ease into the planting season - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47441-drought-conditions-top-of-mind-as-farmers-ease-into-the-planting-season.md) | +3.6% | +25.3% |
| SOY | 2025-12-03 | [Climatologist: Winter weather patterns are not enough to relieve Eastern Corn Belt drought - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13036-climatologist-winter-weather-patterns-are-not-enough-to-relieve-eastern-corn.md) | -3.3% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2017-06-12 | [Hot and dry conditions continue across much of Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70339-hot-and-dry-conditions-continue-across-much-of-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.3% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2026-09-04 | [Drought threatens crops in western, northwestern Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12966-drought-threatens-crops-in-western-northwestern-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.0% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/midwest-drought-relief-day-depend-on-arrival-of-el-nino-pattern/

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