# Seeing Crops Through a Hot, Dry June - farmdoc

> Illinois planting proceeded at a normal pace in 2022, but May rainfall was 85% of normal and first-half June rainfall was about 70% of normal, with temperatures running about 2 degrees above normal. Crop condition ratings were above 80% good/excellent for corn and soybeans in early June but slipped after June 5.

- Date: 2022-06-17 · published 2022-06-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13351-seeing-crops-through-a-hot-dry-june-farmdoc
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dryness during early crop development is a watch item rather than an immediate yield cut, but continued deficits would shift the market toward a drought premium for corn and soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-06-20 | [Dry Weather and Drought in the Midwest, Middle-June 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13271-dry-weather-and-drought-in-the-midwest-middle-june-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | -1.6% | -13.3% |
| CORN | 2024-06-21 | [Stress and the 2024 corn and soybean crops - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13176-stress-and-the-2024-corn-and-soybean-crops-farmdoc.md) | -5.5% | -8.4% |
| CORN | 2026-06-19 | [Illinois Crop Update \| June 19, 2026 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12988-illinois-crop-update-june-19-2026-farmdoc.md) | -0.8% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2024-06-25 | [A Tale Of Two Crops: Farmers Struggle Against Flooding And Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13178-a-tale-of-two-crops-farmers-struggle-against-flooding-and-drought-agweb.md) | -4.9% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2023-06-22 | [Dry Weather and Crop Conditions in Illinois - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13272-dry-weather-and-crop-conditions-in-illinois-farmdoc.md) | -8.7% | -14.9% |
| SOY | 2023-06-20 | [Dry Weather and Drought in the Midwest, Middle-June 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13271-dry-weather-and-drought-in-the-midwest-middle-june-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | +3.7% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2024-06-21 | [Stress and the 2024 corn and soybean crops - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13176-stress-and-the-2024-corn-and-soybean-crops-farmdoc.md) | -0.3% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2026-06-19 | [Illinois Crop Update \| June 19, 2026 - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12988-illinois-crop-update-june-19-2026-farmdoc.md) | +0.3% | +9.2% |

## Sources

- farmdoc.illinois.edu: https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production/crop_production/seeing-crops-through-a-hot-dry-june.html

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