# Rains bring relief to the eastern corn belt - Pro Farmer

> Widespread rain in the eastern Corn Belt, especially Illinois and Indiana, significantly improved drought ratings. Localized areas received about 2 inches of rain. Drought persisted in the western Corn Belt and Plains, and corn acres in drought fell 5 points to 46%.

- Date: 2026-03-12 · published 2026-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13009-rains-bring-relief-to-the-eastern-corn-belt-pro-farmer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Timely moisture before planting reduces drought risk to the crop, which eases upward pressure on corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-04-16 | [Brazil corn farmers to get relief from late April rain: forecaster \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65340-brazil-corn-farmers-to-get-relief-from-late-april-rain-forecaster-reuters.md) | -0.8% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2021-08-20 | [After the Bell \| Aug. 20, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12606-after-the-bell-aug-20-2021-pro-farmer.md) | +0.4% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2022-03-25 | [Corn Belt sees some relief as planting season edges closer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13381-corn-belt-sees-some-relief-as-planting-season-edges-closer.md) | +3.5% | +8.4% |
| CORN | 2021-07-09 | [After the Bell \| July 9, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10340-after-the-bell-july-9-2021-pro-farmer.md) | -6.6% | -7.9% |
| CORN | 2026-04-30 | [Rains in the southern U.S. lead to mild drought improvement - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13001-rains-in-the-southern-u-s-lead-to-mild-drought-improvement-pro-farmer.md) | -1.6% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2021-08-20 | [After the Bell \| Aug. 20, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12606-after-the-bell-aug-20-2021-pro-farmer.md) | +3.4% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2021-07-09 | [After the Bell \| July 9, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10340-after-the-bell-july-9-2021-pro-farmer.md) | +4.1% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2026-04-30 | [Rains in the southern U.S. lead to mild drought improvement - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13001-rains-in-the-southern-u-s-lead-to-mild-drought-improvement-pro-farmer.md) | -0.3% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/agriculture-news/rains-bring-relief-eastern-corn-belt

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