# Percent Drought in US Corn, Bean Areas Highest of Season

> DTN reported that as of September 20, 2022, 34% of the US corn area and 29% of the soybean area were in drought (D1-D4), the highest share of the season for corn. Below-trend yields are expected for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton and sorghum, and prices remain near historic highs.

- Date: 2022-09-26 · published 2022-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13333-percent-drought-in-us-corn-bean-areas-highest-of-season
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding drought and below-trend yields across several crops tighten US supplies and keep prices elevated, supporting feed grain and oilseed prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-05-26 | [Drought in US Corn Belt reminiscent of both bad and good years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5564-drought-in-us-corn-belt-reminiscent-of-both-bad-and-good-years.md) | -4.9% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-07-31 | [Drought spreads in US Corn Belt ahead of July's scorching finish](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13260-drought-spreads-in-us-corn-belt-ahead-of-july-s-scorching-finish.md) | -11.7% | -13.2% |
| CORN | 2020-11-30 | [Drought Continues to Hamper Brazil's Corn, Soybean Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50007-drought-continues-to-hamper-brazil-s-corn-soybean-growing-season.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2023-05-29 | [Corn, Soybeans and Wheat in the Grips of Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13276-corn-soybeans-and-wheat-in-the-grips-of-drought-agweb.md) | -4.6% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2023-06-20 | [Corn, soybean futures up on fears of Corn Belt drought \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9768-corn-soybean-futures-up-on-fears-of-corn-belt-drought-feed-strategy.md) | -1.6% | -13.3% |
| SOY | 2023-07-31 | [Drought spreads in US Corn Belt ahead of July's scorching finish](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13260-drought-spreads-in-us-corn-belt-ahead-of-july-s-scorching-finish.md) | -2.9% | -7.1% |
| SOY | 2020-11-30 | [Drought Continues to Hamper Brazil's Corn, Soybean Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50007-drought-continues-to-hamper-brazil-s-corn-soybean-growing-season.md) | -2.4% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2023-05-29 | [Corn, Soybeans and Wheat in the Grips of Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13276-corn-soybeans-and-wheat-in-the-grips-of-drought-agweb.md) | +1.0% | +11.8% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/fundamentally-speaking/blog-post/2022/09/26/percent-drought-us-corn-bean-areas

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