# Midwest Drought Recovery: How 2025 Is Shaping Up for Farmers After a Dry Fall

> Midwest drought conditions improved considerably by mid-January 2025, with only 1% of Iowa in severe drought versus 16% three months earlier, and Illinois with no severe drought. Soil moisture remains the primary concern for the 2025 crop year.

- Date: 2025-01-17 · published 2025-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13122-midwest-drought-recovery-how-2025-is-shaping-up-for-farmers-after-a-dry-fall
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Improved moisture lowers the risk to 2025 Midwest crops, easing weather premium in corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-04-16 | [Upper Midwest sees significant drought removal - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12999-upper-midwest-sees-significant-drought-removal-pro-farmer.md) | +0.6% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2024-04-05 | [Drought Conditions Improving in Much of Midwest \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13192-drought-conditions-improving-in-much-of-midwest-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.2% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2025-07-23 | [Minimal Drought Expected Through Fall 2025 in Primary US Crop Areas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13074-minimal-drought-expected-through-fall-2025-in-primary-us-crop-areas.md) | +0.5% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2021-06-25 | [Farmers and Crops Welcome Recent Rains, as Drought Deepens for Others](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46418-farmers-and-crops-welcome-recent-rains-as-drought-deepens-for-others.md) | +5.6% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2026-06-25 | [Midwest crops fare well amid variable drought \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12983-midwest-crops-fare-well-amid-variable-drought-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.8% | +6.4% |
| SOY | 2026-04-16 | [Upper Midwest sees significant drought removal - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12999-upper-midwest-sees-significant-drought-removal-pro-farmer.md) | -0.2% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2023-09-26 | [After historic drought, El Niño rains pose new hurdle for Brazil’s farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13625-after-historic-drought-el-nino-rains-pose-new-hurdle-for-brazil-s-farmers.md) | -1.6% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2024-04-05 | [Drought Conditions Improving in Much of Midwest \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13192-drought-conditions-improving-in-much-of-midwest-red-river-farm-network.md) | -1.8% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/midwest-drought-recovery-how-2025-is-shaping-up-for-farmers-after-a-dry-fall-8776575

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