# This spring brings worry rather than rain for some parts of the Great Plains and Midwest

> Dry conditions persist in parts of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma despite winter precipitation that eased drought in Missouri, Wisconsin and Illinois. Experts say the rain and timing this spring will determine whether planting and the growing season recover.

- Date: 2023-04-20 · published 2023-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13285-this-spring-brings-worry-rather-than-rain-for-some-parts-of-the-great-plains
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent drought across Plains and western Corn Belt areas raises the risk of lower feed grain and forage output. Pasture losses could also tighten cattle supplies.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-03-27 | [Scientists expect more drought this year in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains \| NPR Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13104-scientists-expect-more-drought-this-year-in-parts-of-the-midwest-and-great.md) | +0.3% | +5.2% |
| CORN | 2018-03-16 | [Cooler, Wetter for Spring Planting in Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65853-cooler-wetter-for-spring-planting-in-midwest.md) | -2.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2018-05-30 | [Minneapolis/St. Paul Records Earliest 100-Degree Temperature as Heat Wave Sets Dozens of Record Highs in Midwest and Plains (RECAP) \| The Weather Channel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64874-minneapolis-st-paul-records-earliest-100-degree-temperature-as-heat-wave-sets.md) | -2.3% | -8.2% |
| 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 | 2026-04-22 | [Chicago soy rises as oil prices climb, rain forecast threatens Midwest planting - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19752-chicago-soy-rises-as-oil-prices-climb-rain-forecast-threatens-midwest-planting.md) | +1.6% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-03-27 | [Scientists expect more drought this year in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains \| NPR Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13104-scientists-expect-more-drought-this-year-in-parts-of-the-midwest-and-great.md) | +0.6% | +1.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-28 | [San Antonio is on pace to record one of the hottest Junes in history](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64467-san-antonio-is-on-pace-to-record-one-of-the-hottest-junes-in-history.md) | -1.2% | +2.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-06-07 | [Get ready for higher beef prices this summer. Here’s why. - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10087-get-ready-for-higher-beef-prices-this-summer-here-s-why-marketwatch.md) | +1.7% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- ipm.org: https://www.ipm.org/show/eartheats/2023-04-20/this-spring-brings-worry-rather-than-rain-for-some-parts-of-the-great-plains-and-midwest

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