# Evening Report | Hot summer expected, with dryness likely across western crop areas - Pro Farmer

> Pro Farmer reports that the NWS 90-day outlook calls for above-normal temperatures across the US through August and below-normal rain for much of the western Corn Belt and Plains. About 22% of corn area and 17% of soybean area were in drought as of May 13.

- Date: 2025-05-15 · published 2025-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13091-evening-report-hot-summer-expected-with-dryness-likely-across-western-crop
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Hot, dry weather forecasts in the western Corn Belt raise yield risk for corn and soybeans, which supports prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-09-02 | [Exports to drop as crop shrinks \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45047-exports-to-drop-as-crop-shrinks-the-western-producer.md) | -3.0% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2026-07-30 | [Northern Plains see drought expand following hot weather - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12976-northern-plains-see-drought-expand-following-hot-weather-pro-farmer.md) | -2.5% | +9.4% |
| CORN | 2021-06-21 | [Hot, dry weather stresses crops in heart of the Corn Belt and Northern Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46417-hot-dry-weather-stresses-crops-in-heart-of-the-corn-belt-and-northern-plains.md) | -3.3% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2022-07-28 | [Fewer cattle expected as cow herds shrink due to drought \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40618-fewer-cattle-expected-as-cow-herds-shrink-due-to-drought-the-western-producer.md) | +2.8% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2021-07-22 | [Historic crop loss expected as new frosts hit Brazilian corn areas - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45904-historic-crop-loss-expected-as-new-frosts-hit-brazilian-corn-areas-fastmarkets.md) | -2.8% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2026-07-30 | [Northern Plains see drought expand following hot weather - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12976-northern-plains-see-drought-expand-following-hot-weather-pro-farmer.md) | -2.2% | +6.5% |
| SOY | 2021-06-21 | [Hot, dry weather stresses crops in heart of the Corn Belt and Northern Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46417-hot-dry-weather-stresses-crops-in-heart-of-the-corn-belt-and-northern-plains.md) | -4.7% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2024-04-18 | [IRI Summer Forecast Points to Western Corn Belt Dryness Due to La Nina Influence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13193-iri-summer-forecast-points-to-western-corn-belt-dryness-due-to-la-nina-influence.md) | +1.4% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/pro-farmer-max/evening-report/evening-report-hot-summer-expected-dryness-likely-across-western-crop-areas

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