# Farmers watching the clock for drought buster - Brownfield Ag News

> Midwestern farmers report that winter snow has eased drought conditions, but the Great Plains remains in drought under the latest Drought Monitor. Growers say substantial relief may not come until spring rains in April and May.

- Date: 2023-03-15 · published 2023-03-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13290-farmers-watching-the-clock-for-drought-buster-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertain spring moisture keeps planting and yield risk in play, which can add modest support to corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-15 | [Weather a driver for the grain markets - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13196-weather-a-driver-for-the-grain-markets-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2017-05-15 | [Warmer, drier weather settles across the Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70858-warmer-drier-weather-settles-across-the-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2021-01-25 | [Drought not a big worry across much of Upper Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49000-drought-not-a-big-worry-across-much-of-upper-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +8.0% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2021-12-01 | [Genetics pay off as farmers in dry areas report better-than-expected yields - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13404-genetics-pay-off-as-farmers-in-dry-areas-report-better-than-expected-yields.md) | +8.0% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2018-07-11 | [Favorable weather pattern across much of the Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63870-favorable-weather-pattern-across-much-of-the-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | +9.5% |
| SOY | 2018-10-22 | [Floods and drought stricken corn on the same farms - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62379-floods-and-drought-stricken-corn-on-the-same-farms-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.4% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2024-04-15 | [Weather a driver for the grain markets - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13196-weather-a-driver-for-the-grain-markets-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.0% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2017-05-15 | [Warmer, drier weather settles across the Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70858-warmer-drier-weather-settles-across-the-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.1% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/farmers-watching-the-clock-for-drought-buster/

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