# U.S. Drought Monitor COLORFUL in the Corn Belt heading into March… — AgVenture WSC

> Drought expanded across much of the Illinois and Corn Belt region through February despite very cold temperatures, with most Corn Belt rainfall under an inch. The analyst suggests a dry start could lift US corn plantings to 93–95+ million acres, which is bearish for corn. Lower 2024/25 carryout of 1.54 billion bushels means dry subsoils could make summer moisture more critical.

- Date: 2025-02-27 · published 2025-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13116-u-s-drought-monitor-colorful-in-the-corn-belt-heading-into-march-agventure-wsc
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher corn acreage would weigh on corn prices, while a dry summer on tighter carryout would support them, making the price outlook two-sided for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-10-07 | [Corn Belt Frost Remains Unlikely, U.S. Drought Monitor Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44383-corn-belt-frost-remains-unlikely-u-s-drought-monitor-report.md) | -2.7% | +6.7% |
| CORN | 2022-04-21 | [Moisture vs. Drought in Corn, Soybean States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13369-moisture-vs-drought-in-corn-soybean-states.md) | -1.5% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2022-02-18 | [Drought lingers over Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13386-drought-lingers-over-corn-belt.md) | +5.8% | +16.7% |
| CORN | 2022-04-15 | [Corn Belt sees little change in drought conditions week over week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13372-corn-belt-sees-little-change-in-drought-conditions-week-over-week.md) | +2.1% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2024-06-13 | [El Niño is dead. Here’s what to expect in the coming months \| CNN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29662-el-nino-is-dead-here-s-what-to-expect-in-the-coming-months-cnn.md) | -2.1% | -8.8% |
| SOY | 2023-07-31 | [Drought spreads in US Corn Belt ahead of July's scorching finish](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13260-drought-spreads-in-us-corn-belt-ahead-of-july-s-scorching-finish.md) | -2.9% | -7.1% |
| SOY | 2022-06-20 | [Hot and dry conditions increasing drought concerns in the Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13353-hot-and-dry-conditions-increasing-drought-concerns-in-the-corn-belt.md) | -4.2% | -13.2% |
| SOY | 2025-03-28 | [NOAA Projects Intensified Drought in the Western Corn Belt - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13108-noaa-projects-intensified-drought-in-the-western-corn-belt-proag.md) | -0.5% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- agventurewsc.com: https://www.agventurewsc.com/news/us-drought-monitor-colorful-in-the-corn-belt-heading-into-march

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