# Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S. | August 25, 2023 | Drought.gov

> The U.S. Drought Monitor shows drought affecting 40% of the Midwest, with 78% of Wisconsin in drought, including a small area of exceptional drought (D4) for the first time since 2000. A heat wave with heat index values over 100°F and little rain is worsening conditions, and the Upper Mississippi is below low-flow thresholds.

- Date: 2023-08-25 · published 2023-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13253-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-august-25-2023-drought-gov
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Drought threatens corn and soybean yields during key growth stages, supporting prices. Low river levels can raise barge freight costs and slow grain movement.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2024-04-25 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest \| April 25, 2024 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13189-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-april-25-2024-drought-gov.md) | +0.7% | +4.5% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2023-12-07 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest \| December 7, 2023 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13220-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-december-7-2023-drought-gov.md) | -2.3% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 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) | -1.2% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2024-04-25 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest \| April 25, 2024 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13189-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-april-25-2024-drought-gov.md) | -0.9% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 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) | +9.0% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- drought.gov: https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-status-update-midwest-us-2023-08-25

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