# Crop Watch: Western yield outlooks slide again after dry week

> Western Corn Belt producers reported further yield cuts after a dry week, with the Crop Watch corn yield score falling to 3.82 and soybeans to 3.59, the lowest of the season. Rain chances later in the week could help soybean prospects.

- Date: 2022-08-16 · published 2022-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13338-crop-watch-western-yield-outlooks-slide-again-after-dry-week
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Continued dryness in the western Corn Belt reduces expected output for corn and soybeans, supporting prices, though forecast rain may cap gains.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-06-25 | [Crop Watch: Corn ratings slide after hot, dry week in the east](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13174-crop-watch-corn-ratings-slide-after-hot-dry-week-in-the-east.md) | -4.9% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2022-04-27 | [BRAZIL CORN WATCH: Concern over crop yields amid widespread dryness \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13724-brazil-corn-watch-concern-over-crop-yields-amid-widespread-dryness-s-and-p.md) | -6.4% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2024-02-23 | [Argentina corn and soy outlooks take hit after heat wave](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13939-argentina-corn-and-soy-outlooks-take-hit-after-heat-wave.md) | +0.1% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2021-09-02 | [Exports to drop as crop shrinks \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45047-exports-to-drop-as-crop-shrinks-the-western-producer.md) | -3.0% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2017-07-27 | [Crop futures higher Thurs. on dry weather \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70067-crop-futures-higher-thurs-on-dry-weather-the-western-producer.md) | -1.3% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2024-02-23 | [Argentina corn and soy outlooks take hit after heat wave](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13939-argentina-corn-and-soy-outlooks-take-hit-after-heat-wave.md) | -1.7% | +5.6% |
| SOY | 2017-07-27 | [Crop futures higher Thurs. on dry weather \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70067-crop-futures-higher-thurs-on-dry-weather-the-western-producer.md) | -2.3% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2022-07-25 | [Reduced yield outlook for summer crops in Europe - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40425-reduced-yield-outlook-for-summer-crops-in-europe-joint-research-centre.md) | +14.1% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/crop-watch-western-yield-outlooks-slide-again-after-dry-week-2022-08-16/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.