# It's Not Just Drought Meteorologists Are Concerned About This Summer, It's Also Heat - AgWeb

> A USDA meteorologist says climate models show a ridge over western North America that could sustain or expand drought across the Plains and West this summer. The outlook also calls for a hotter-than-average summer across much of the US.

- Date: 2025-05-20 · published 2025-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13089-it-s-not-just-drought-meteorologists-are-concerned-about-this-summer-it-s-also
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Expected heat and drought in the main corn and soybean areas raise yield risk and support corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-07-24 | [The Midwest is Set to Bake Under High Heat, Ag Meteorologists Now Worry About Severe Crop Damage - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13264-the-midwest-is-set-to-bake-under-high-heat-ag-meteorologists-now-worry-about.md) | +9.3% | -4.1% |
| CORN | 2026-10-01 | [How this summer’s heat and drought impacted crops in Europe – in six charts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17430-how-this-summer-s-heat-and-drought-impacted-crops-in-europe-in-six-charts.md) | -1.2% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2025-02-21 | [Ag Meterologists Worry More Drought Lies Ahead For Spring - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13110-ag-meterologists-worry-more-drought-lies-ahead-for-spring-agweb.md) | -6.8% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2023-06-15 | [Drought Concerns Grow as 57% of Corn, 51% of Soybeans in the U.S. Now Considered to Be in Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35551-drought-concerns-grow-as-57-of-corn-51-of-soybeans-in-the-u-s-now-considered-to.md) | +4.8% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2025-10-17 | [La Niña Watch Is On — Here’s How It Could Shake Up Drought and Winter Weather - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22315-la-nina-watch-is-on-here-s-how-it-could-shake-up-drought-and-winter-weather.md) | -0.0% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2023-07-24 | [The Midwest is Set to Bake Under High Heat, Ag Meteorologists Now Worry About Severe Crop Damage - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13264-the-midwest-is-set-to-bake-under-high-heat-ag-meteorologists-now-worry-about.md) | -0.9% | -9.2% |
| SOY | 2025-02-21 | [Ag Meterologists Worry More Drought Lies Ahead For Spring - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13110-ag-meterologists-worry-more-drought-lies-ahead-for-spring-agweb.md) | -2.2% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2023-06-15 | [Drought Concerns Grow as 57% of Corn, 51% of Soybeans in the U.S. Now Considered to Be in Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35551-drought-concerns-grow-as-57-of-corn-51-of-soybeans-in-the-u-s-now-considered-to.md) | +8.1% | +7.7% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/crop-production/its-not-just-drought-meteorologists-are-concerned-about-summer-its-als

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