# 5 Corn States Enter 2026 With Extreme or Exceptional Drought

> Five of the top 18 corn-growing states start 2026 with D3 extreme or D4 exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Texas and Colorado are named, and drought is more intense and widespread than at the start of 2025. Illinois has over 5% in D3 drought.

- Date: 2026-01-10 · published 2026-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13025-5-corn-states-enter-2026-with-extreme-or-exceptional-drought
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Severe drought in major corn states raises concern about yield risk for the 2026 crop if conditions do not improve before planting. Markets may price in some risk premium.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-05-30 | [3 Top Corn-Growing States Report Extreme Drought, or Worse](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13090-3-top-corn-growing-states-report-extreme-drought-or-worse.md) | -0.3% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2025-05-01 | [These 5 Top Corn-Growing States Report Extreme Drought, or Worse, as Planting Kicks Off](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13099-these-5-top-corn-growing-states-report-extreme-drought-or-worse-as-planting.md) | -3.8% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2026-06-17 | [Safrinha corn 2026: harvest begins in Goiás with productivity below potential after drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13429-safrinha-corn-2026-harvest-begins-in-goias-with-productivity-below-potential.md) | -2.7% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2021-03-05 | [USA: drought conditions persist in many top corn growing states](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47956-usa-drought-conditions-persist-in-many-top-corn-growing-states.md) | +5.1% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2021-05-24 | [A Closer Look at Drought and Crop Progress in 5 Top Corn Growing States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46940-a-closer-look-at-drought-and-crop-progress-in-5-top-corn-growing-states.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2025-05-30 | [3 Top Corn-Growing States Report Extreme Drought, or Worse](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13090-3-top-corn-growing-states-report-extreme-drought-or-worse.md) | -0.0% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2021-05-24 | [A Closer Look at Drought and Crop Progress in 5 Top Corn Growing States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46940-a-closer-look-at-drought-and-crop-progress-in-5-top-corn-growing-states.md) | +0.3% | -7.3% |
| SOY | 2021-08-25 | [Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S. \| August 26, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45405-drought-status-update-for-the-north-central-u-s-august-26-2021-drought-gov.md) | -2.9% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/5-corn-states-enter-2026-with-extreme-or-exceptional-drought-11882929

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