# Concerns over the drought are growing for farmers as planting season approaches - Brownfield Ag News

> Farmers in Nebraska and surrounding areas said drought in the Central Plains could hurt early crop development. The latest Drought Monitor showed pockets of extreme dryness developing in central Nebraska and Kansas, with drought also expanding in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.

- Date: 2022-03-17 · published 2022-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13378-concerns-over-the-drought-are-growing-for-farmers-as-planting-season-approaches
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dryness during planting raises the risk of lower corn and soybean output, which tends to support prices and increase feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-04-08 | [Drought conditions top of mind as farmers ease into the planting season - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47441-drought-conditions-top-of-mind-as-farmers-ease-into-the-planting-season.md) | +3.6% | +25.3% |
| CORN | 2026-05-13 | [Ongoing drought creates planting challenges for Kansas growers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19344-ongoing-drought-creates-planting-challenges-for-kansas-growers-brownfield-ag.md) | +0.9% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2023-10-13 | [Drought affects crop marketing for producers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33731-drought-affects-crop-marketing-for-producers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.2% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2021-02-23 | [Weather volatility could persist this growing season - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48480-weather-volatility-could-persist-this-growing-season-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.5% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 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) | -1.2% | -6.0% |
| SOY | 2021-04-08 | [Drought conditions top of mind as farmers ease into the planting season - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47441-drought-conditions-top-of-mind-as-farmers-ease-into-the-planting-season.md) | +0.1% | +12.3% |
| SOY | 2017-06-29 | [Wheat surges on weather concerns in Plains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9719-wheat-surges-on-weather-concerns-in-plains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +7.3% | +8.8% |
| SOY | 2022-07-28 | [Soybeans continue to climb on weather concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8747-soybeans-continue-to-climb-on-weather-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/concerns-over-the-drought-are-growing-for-farmers-as-planting-season-approaches/

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