# Drought Early Warning Update for the Midwest U.S. | May 25, 2023 | Drought.gov

> The Drought.gov Midwest update on May 25, 2023 reports that most of the region has been much drier than normal for 4 to 6 weeks. About 27% of the area is abnormally dry and 9% is in drought, mainly in Missouri and western Iowa. The 8-14 day outlook favors above-normal temperatures and below-average precipitation.

- Date: 2023-05-25 · published 2023-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13275-drought-early-warning-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-may-25-2023-drought-gov
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Dry topsoil and heat during early planting raise the risk of yield losses for corn and soybeans, which supports feed grain and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-08-25 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S. \| August 25, 2023 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13253-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-august-25-2023-drought-gov.md) | -2.2% | -9.0% |
| 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 | 2022-07-21 | [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% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2023-08-25 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S. \| August 25, 2023 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13253-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-august-25-2023-drought-gov.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- drought.gov: https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-status-update-midwest-us-2023-05-25

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