# Extreme heat, drought take toll on US crops | World Grain

> Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts reported extreme heat and drought across the western Corn Belt during the August tour. Scouts noted silage aromas in Nebraska, a sign corn had passed maturity and was beginning to rot. The tour covered about 70% of the Corn Belt.

- Date: 2023-08-30 · published 2023-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13254-extreme-heat-drought-take-toll-on-us-crops-world-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Heat stress during grain fill cuts kernel weight and yield potential, which tightens corn and soybean supplies and supports prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-05 | [Extreme heat, dryness strike US crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13251-extreme-heat-dryness-strike-us-crops-world-grain.md) | +0.9% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2024-09-20 | [Weather takes toll on EU grain crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28261-weather-takes-toll-on-eu-grain-crops-world-grain.md) | +0.0% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [Midwest Drought Expands: Heat Wave Threatens Crops \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12963-midwest-drought-expands-heat-wave-threatens-crops-feed-and-grain.md) | +4.3% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2023-09-04 | [Crop tour sees lower soybean estimates due to drought, record heat  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13245-crop-tour-sees-lower-soybean-estimates-due-to-drought-record-heat-world-grain.md) | +0.4% | -7.7% |
| CORN | 2022-11-08 | [Drought drops France’s maize output \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38618-drought-drops-france-s-maize-output-world-grain.md) | -0.0% | -6.6% |
| SOY | 2023-09-05 | [Extreme heat, dryness strike US crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13251-extreme-heat-dryness-strike-us-crops-world-grain.md) | -0.3% | -5.8% |
| SOY | 2026-09-10 | [Midwest Drought Expands: Heat Wave Threatens Crops \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12963-midwest-drought-expands-heat-wave-threatens-crops-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2023-09-04 | [Crop tour sees lower soybean estimates due to drought, record heat  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13245-crop-tour-sees-lower-soybean-estimates-due-to-drought-record-heat-world-grain.md) | -0.3% | -5.8% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/18968-extreme-heat-drought-take-toll-on-us-crops

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