# Some crop areas impacted by devastating rains, others abnormally dry - Brownfield Ag News

> A climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center says parts of the Midwest from Ohio to eastern Iowa and northeast Missouri show potential for drought development over the next three months. Upper Midwest farmers have dealt with devastating rains while other areas are abnormally dry. Several corn and soybean states are in better shape than last year.

- Date: 2024-06-24 · published 2024-06-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13180-some-crop-areas-impacted-by-devastating-rains-others-abnormally-dry-brownfield
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Potential drought development in the eastern Corn Belt is a risk worth monitoring, but current conditions in many states are better than last year, so the price impact is limited for now.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-08-15 | [Soybeans down despite dry weather concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5617-soybeans-down-despite-dry-weather-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2021-12-01 | [Genetics pay off as farmers in dry areas report better-than-expected yields - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13404-genetics-pay-off-as-farmers-in-dry-areas-report-better-than-expected-yields.md) | +8.0% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2017-04-28 | [Wheat supported by weather concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71544-wheat-supported-by-weather-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2020-08-28 | [Soybeans supported by demand, damage concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51651-soybeans-supported-by-demand-damage-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.0% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2020-08-27 | [Weather causing short-term crop market opportunities - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51642-weather-causing-short-term-crop-market-opportunities-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.6% | +7.0% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/some-crop-areas-impacted-by-devastating-rains-others-abnormally-dry/

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