# Assessing the 2025 growing season while anticipating the 2026 outlook | Ag Proud

> North Central US drought shifted during 2025, moving from the western Plains and Midwest in spring to new dryness east of the Mississippi River by December. Dry soils in the east raise concerns for moisture heading into the 2026 growing season.

- Date: 2025-12-26 · published 2025-12-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region North Central US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13032-assessing-the-2025-growing-season-while-anticipating-the-2026-outlook-ag-proud
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lingering dryness in the eastern Corn Belt and feed-supply concerns could support forward feed grain prices if drought persists into spring 2026.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-03-06 | [Outlook for the 2018 growing season \| Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65927-outlook-for-the-2018-growing-season-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast.md) | +2.7% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2025-02-20 | [2025 Corn Belt Planting Weather Outlook \| The More You Grow \| Corteva Agriscience](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13109-2025-corn-belt-planting-weather-outlook-the-more-you-grow-corteva-agriscience.md) | -5.1% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2022-07-01 | [La Nina to Continue Through 2022 Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40393-la-nina-to-continue-through-2022-growing-season.md) | +3.4% | -13.7% |
| CORN | 2017-03-03 | [How is the 2017 Growing Season Shaping Up?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71836-how-is-the-2017-growing-season-shaping-up.md) | -3.2% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2026-10-08 | [2026-27 Winter weather outlook \| The More You Grow \| Corteva Agriscience](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17048-2026-27-winter-weather-outlook-the-more-you-grow-corteva-agriscience.md) | -2.4% | -5.9% |
| SOY | 2025-02-20 | [2025 Corn Belt Planting Weather Outlook \| The More You Grow \| Corteva Agriscience](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13109-2025-corn-belt-planting-weather-outlook-the-more-you-grow-corteva-agriscience.md) | -0.7% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2024-01-26 | [Drought, Disease, Pests Impacted the 2023 Soybean Growing Season - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13213-drought-disease-pests-impacted-the-2023-soybean-growing-season-proag.md) | -1.6% | -7.4% |
| SOY | 2022-07-01 | [La Nina to Continue Through 2022 Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40393-la-nina-to-continue-through-2022-growing-season.md) | -2.7% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/62608-assessing-the-2025-growing-season-while-anticipating-the-2026-outlook

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