# Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S. | July 21, 2022 | Drought.gov

> NIDIS drought.gov reported that flash drought has intensified across portions of the Midwest, with 17% of the region in drought and extreme drought (D3) in northwest Iowa and southern Missouri. Corn is showing vegetation stress during its reproductive phase, and hot, dry conditions are forecast to return in August.

- Date: 2022-07-21 · published 2022-07-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13342-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-july-21-2022-drought-gov
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Heat stress during corn pollination and grain fill threatens yield in a major feed-grain region, supporting corn and soybean prices and feed costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-07-28 | 5 | +14.1% | 4.2 | Intensifying flash drought in the Midwest, with hot, dry conditions forecast for August, raises yield risk. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-09-02 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S. \| September 2, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13327-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-september-2-2022-drought-gov.md) | -0.6% | -1.6% |
| 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 | 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% |
| CORN | 2024-10-22 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest \| October 22, 2024 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13141-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-october-22-2024-drought-gov.md) | -0.0% | +2.2% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2022-09-02 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest U.S. \| September 2, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13327-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-u-s-september-2-2022-drought-gov.md) | +1.1% | -7.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- drought.gov: https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-status-update-midwest-7-21-22

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