# Dry Weather and Drought in the Midwest, Middle-June 2023 - farmdoc daily

> As of mid-June, most of the Midwest was dry or in drought, with the Great Plains facing extreme and exceptional drought. Little rain has fallen since early May, raising the prospect of a drought comparable to 2012.

- Date: 2023-06-20 · published 2023-06-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13271-dry-weather-and-drought-in-the-midwest-middle-june-2023-farmdoc-daily
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Growing drought risk across the Corn Belt supports corn and soybean prices as yield expectations weaken. Buyers face a higher risk of tighter feed grain supplies later in the season.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +4.3% | +1.1% |
| 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 | 2022-06-16 | [Drought Early Warning Update for the Midwest U.S. \| June 16, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13350-drought-early-warning-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-june-16-2022-drought-gov.md) | -1.5% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2023-06-22 | [Dry Weather and Crop Conditions in Illinois - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13272-dry-weather-and-crop-conditions-in-illinois-farmdoc.md) | -8.7% | -14.9% |
| CORN | 2026-01-08 | [Drought monitor shows mixed changes in the Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13023-drought-monitor-shows-mixed-changes-in-the-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | -3.4% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +1.9% | +0.2% |
| 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 | 2022-06-16 | [Drought Early Warning Update for the Midwest U.S. \| June 16, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13350-drought-early-warning-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-june-16-2022-drought-gov.md) | -5.9% | -13.4% |

## Sources

- farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2023/06/dry-weather-and-drought-in-the-midwest-middle-june-2023.html

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