# Drought monitor shows mixed changes in the Midwest - Pro Farmer

> The January 6 U.S. Drought Monitor shows 70% of the country in abnormal dryness or drought, with 44.8% in D1 or worse. Drought covers 32% of corn acres, 38% of soybean acres and 42% of winter wheat acres, and drought expanded in parts of southern Illinois and Missouri. The National Weather Service expects more active weather over the following week.

- Date: 2026-01-08 · published 2026-01-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13023-drought-monitor-shows-mixed-changes-in-the-midwest-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

Widespread drought across corn, soybean and winter wheat acres supports prices and raises the risk of supply tightness if dryness persists into spring. Forecast rain provides only limited relief so far.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +4.3% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2026-02-12 | [Drought Monitor shows conditions intensify across the lower 48 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13016-drought-monitor-shows-conditions-intensify-across-the-lower-48-pro-farmer.md) | -0.0% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2026-03-26 | [Drought continues to expand in the Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13007-drought-continues-to-expand-in-the-plains-pro-farmer.md) | -2.5% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2026-07-27 | [Pro Farmer CCI shows largest weekly drop in corn conditions of the season - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12978-pro-farmer-cci-shows-largest-weekly-drop-in-corn-conditions-of-the-season-pro.md) | -4.8% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2023-06-20 | [Dry Weather and Drought in the Midwest, Middle-June 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13271-dry-weather-and-drought-in-the-midwest-middle-june-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | -1.6% | -13.3% |
| SOY | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +1.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2026-02-12 | [Drought Monitor shows conditions intensify across the lower 48 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13016-drought-monitor-shows-conditions-intensify-across-the-lower-48-pro-farmer.md) | +1.5% | +7.9% |
| SOY | 2026-03-26 | [Drought continues to expand in the Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13007-drought-continues-to-expand-in-the-plains-pro-farmer.md) | -0.3% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/agriculture-news/drought-monitor-shows-mixed-changes-midwest

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