# Dry Weather and Crop Conditions in Illinois - farmdoc

> Illinois has received only 40 to 50 percent of normal rainfall in the north and 60 to 70 percent in the south since May 1. By June 20, 18% of the state was unusually dry, 51% in moderate drought, and 31% in severe drought.

- Date: 2023-06-22 · published 2023-06-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13272-dry-weather-and-crop-conditions-in-illinois-farmdoc
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Severe drought across a major corn and soybean state points to reduced yield potential, supporting feed grain and meal prices. The effect depends on whether rainfall recovers before pollination.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-03-24 | [Mixed Weather Conditions for Second-Crop Corn in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13733-mixed-weather-conditions-for-second-crop-corn-in-brazil.md) | +1.8% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2026-06-19 | [Illinois Crop Update \| June 19, 2026 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12988-illinois-crop-update-june-19-2026-farmdoc.md) | -0.8% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2023-06-20 | [Dry Weather and Drought in the Midwest, Middle-June 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13271-dry-weather-and-drought-in-the-midwest-middle-june-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | -1.6% | -13.3% |
| CORN | 2018-03-20 | [MARS describes European weather conditions as still](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65940-mars-describes-european-weather-conditions-as-still.md) | -0.1% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2025-12-19 | [2025: Year of Extreme Weather, Corn Disease and Worry in Illinois - Field Advisor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13033-2025-year-of-extreme-weather-corn-disease-and-worry-in-illinois-field-advisor.md) | +0.4% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 2026-06-19 | [Illinois Crop Update \| June 19, 2026 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12988-illinois-crop-update-june-19-2026-farmdoc.md) | +0.3% | +9.2% |
| SOY | 2023-06-20 | [Dry Weather and Drought in the Midwest, Middle-June 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13271-dry-weather-and-drought-in-the-midwest-middle-june-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | +3.7% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2025-12-19 | [2025: Year of Extreme Weather, Corn Disease and Worry in Illinois - Field Advisor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13033-2025-year-of-extreme-weather-corn-disease-and-worry-in-illinois-field-advisor.md) | +0.6% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- farmdoc.illinois.edu: https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production/dry-weather-and-crop-conditions-in-illinois.html

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