# Drought Status Update for the Midwest | April 25, 2024 | Drought.gov

> The U.S. Drought Monitor shows 23% of the Midwest in drought as of late April 2024, with Iowa having the greatest extent at 58% of the state. Long-term precipitation deficits over the past four years persist across parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri and Indiana, and soil moisture, streamflow and groundwater are below normal in several states.

- Date: 2024-04-25 · published 2024-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Midwest · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13189-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-april-25-2024-drought-gov
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lingering subsoil and groundwater deficits raise the risk of yield losses if summer turns hot and dry, which could support corn and soybean prices and feed grain costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-08-25 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S. \| August 25, 2023 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13253-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-august-25-2023-drought-gov.md) | -2.2% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2025-03-06 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest \| March 6, 2025 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13101-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-march-6-2025-drought-gov.md) | +1.8% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2024-10-22 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest \| October 22, 2024 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13141-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-october-22-2024-drought-gov.md) | -0.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2023-06-23 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S. \| June 23, 2023 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13269-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-june-23-2023-drought-gov.md) | -8.6% | -15.1% |
| CORN | 2022-07-21 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S. \| July 21, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13342-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-july-21-2022-drought-gov.md) | -5.2% | -0.3% |
| SOY | 2023-08-25 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S. \| August 25, 2023 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13253-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-august-25-2023-drought-gov.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2025-03-06 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest \| March 6, 2025 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13101-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-march-6-2025-drought-gov.md) | -1.0% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2024-10-22 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest \| October 22, 2024 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13141-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-october-22-2024-drought-gov.md) | -0.7% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- drought.gov: https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-status-update-midwest-2024-04-25

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