# 3 Top Corn-Growing States Report Extreme Drought, or Worse

> Drought Monitor maps from May 29 show extreme drought or worse in three of the top 18 corn-growing states: Texas, Nebraska, and North Dakota. Exceptional drought persists in west Texas, far worse than at the start of 2025.

- Date: 2025-05-30 · published 2025-05-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13090-3-top-corn-growing-states-report-extreme-drought-or-worse
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Widespread extreme drought in major corn states raises yield risk and supports corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-01-10 | [5 Corn States Enter 2026 With Extreme or Exceptional Drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13025-5-corn-states-enter-2026-with-extreme-or-exceptional-drought.md) | -2.8% | -1.7% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2023-08-30 | [Extreme heat, drought take toll on US crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13254-extreme-heat-drought-take-toll-on-us-crops-world-grain.md) | -0.0% | -8.2% |
| SOY | 2026-01-10 | [5 Corn States Enter 2026 With Extreme or Exceptional Drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13025-5-corn-states-enter-2026-with-extreme-or-exceptional-drought.md) | +0.9% | +5.9% |
| 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 | 2023-08-30 | [Extreme heat, drought take toll on US crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13254-extreme-heat-drought-take-toll-on-us-crops-world-grain.md) | -1.6% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/3-top-corn-growing-states-report-extreme-drought-or-worse-11745821

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