# The Midwest is Set to Bake Under High Heat, Ag Meteorologists Now Worry About Severe Crop Damage - AgWeb

> Ag meteorologists warn of a Midwest heat wave with temperatures forecast above 100 degrees and little rain, which could worsen crops in the western and central Corn Belt. Drought coverage had eased to 55% of corn and 50% of soybeans from late-June peaks.

- Date: 2023-07-24 · published 2023-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13264-the-midwest-is-set-to-bake-under-high-heat-ag-meteorologists-now-worry-about
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Extreme heat with no rain during pollination and grain fill threatens yields, which would tighten corn and soybean supplies and support prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-05-20 | [It's Not Just Drought Meteorologists Are Concerned About This Summer, It's Also Heat - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13089-it-s-not-just-drought-meteorologists-are-concerned-about-this-summer-it-s-also.md) | +1.6% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2017-05-02 | [Storm Damages Midwest Wheat Crop; More Heavy Rain to Come](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7003-storm-damages-midwest-wheat-crop-more-heavy-rain-to-come.md) | -0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-02-21 | [Ag Meterologists Worry More Drought Lies Ahead For Spring - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13110-ag-meterologists-worry-more-drought-lies-ahead-for-spring-agweb.md) | -6.8% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2022-10-06 | [Parts of the Midwest started out too wet for crops, but now they’re too dry \| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13323-parts-of-the-midwest-started-out-too-wet-for-crops-but-now-they-re-too-dry-kcur.md) | +0.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2026-07-01 | [July Heat Wave Puts Midwest Corn and Soybeans Under Pressure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12984-july-heat-wave-puts-midwest-corn-and-soybeans-under-pressure.md) | +3.0% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2025-05-20 | [It's Not Just Drought Meteorologists Are Concerned About This Summer, It's Also Heat - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13089-it-s-not-just-drought-meteorologists-are-concerned-about-this-summer-it-s-also.md) | +1.1% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2025-02-21 | [Ag Meterologists Worry More Drought Lies Ahead For Spring - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13110-ag-meterologists-worry-more-drought-lies-ahead-for-spring-agweb.md) | -2.2% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2022-10-06 | [Parts of the Midwest started out too wet for crops, but now they’re too dry \| KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13323-parts-of-the-midwest-started-out-too-wet-for-crops-but-now-they-re-too-dry-kcur.md) | +1.9% | +5.1% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/crop-production/midwest-set-bake-under-high-heat-ag-meteorologists-now-worry-about-severe-crop-damage

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