# Climatologist: Winter weather patterns are not enough to relieve Eastern Corn Belt drought - Brownfield Ag News

> The Midwestern Regional Climate Center says much of the Eastern Corn Belt still faces moderate to extreme drought, with precipitation 6 to 8 inches below normal despite recent wet snow. The drought is the fourth consecutive year of rapid-onset drought in the region, and forecasts call for below-normal temperatures and near-normal precipitation.

- Date: 2025-12-03 · published 2025-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Eastern Corn Belt, US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13036-climatologist-winter-weather-patterns-are-not-enough-to-relieve-eastern-corn
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Ongoing drought in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio raises the risk of reduced 2026 yields, supporting feed grain prices on weather-risk premium.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2016-12-02 | [UNL climatologist: Keep an eye on the Southeast drought - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73408-unl-climatologist-keep-an-eye-on-the-southeast-drought-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.1% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2018-01-05 | [Climatologist sees potential for 'drought development' - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66929-climatologist-sees-potential-for-drought-development-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.4% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2026-03-26 | [Midwest drought relief day depend on arrival of El Niño pattern - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13006-midwest-drought-relief-day-depend-on-arrival-of-el-nino-pattern-brownfield-ag.md) | -2.5% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2022-07-28 | [Soybeans continue to climb on weather concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8747-soybeans-continue-to-climb-on-weather-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.4% | +3.2% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2016-12-02 | [UNL climatologist: Keep an eye on the Southeast drought - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73408-unl-climatologist-keep-an-eye-on-the-southeast-drought-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.3% | -3.2% |
| SOY | 2026-03-26 | [Midwest drought relief day depend on arrival of El Niño pattern - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13006-midwest-drought-relief-day-depend-on-arrival-of-el-nino-pattern-brownfield-ag.md) | -0.3% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/climatologist-winter-weather-patterns-are-not-enough-to-relieve-eastern-corn-belt-drought/

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