# Corn Belt sees some relief as planting season edges closer

> The US Drought Monitor showed drought improving in Iowa, with several southwest counties now free of drought and most of the state abnormally dry. Illinois and the wider Corn Belt also saw relief as rain fell in the week before planting.

- Date: 2022-03-25 · published 2022-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13381-corn-belt-sees-some-relief-as-planting-season-edges-closer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Easing dryness lowers the near-term risk to planting and yield prospects, which modestly weighs on corn prices and feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-12 | [Rains bring relief to the eastern corn belt - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13009-rains-bring-relief-to-the-eastern-corn-belt-pro-farmer.md) | +3.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2023-02-20 | [Corn Belt Weather Outlook for Spring Planting \| The More You Grow \| Corteva Agriscience](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13297-corn-belt-weather-outlook-for-spring-planting-the-more-you-grow-corteva.md) | -2.6% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2021-12-07 | [2021 corn: Season in review \| Farm Progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13397-2021-corn-season-in-review-farm-progress.md) | -0.5% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2025-02-25 | [Brazil’s soybean harvest, safrinha corn-planting accelerate - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13513-brazil-s-soybean-harvest-safrinha-corn-planting-accelerate-grain-central.md) | -5.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2018-06-12 | [Weather forecast: Summer Corn Belt weather outlook seen as promising \| 2018-06-12  \| Food Business News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64464-weather-forecast-summer-corn-belt-weather-outlook-seen-as-promising-2018-06-12.md) | -2.1% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/weather/news/corn-belt-sees-some-relief-as-planting-season-edges-closer

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