# Drought lingers over Corn Belt

> Drought remains active across the Plains, and parts of the Western and Central Corn Belt are still affected. The government reports that 32% of U.S. corn area is in drought, up from 19% at the end of 2021. Winter wheat area in drought rose to 72% from 58%.

- Date: 2022-02-18 · published 2022-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13386-drought-lingers-over-corn-belt
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy winter wheat drought stress lowers expected hard red winter wheat output and supports wheat prices. Analysts say corn impacts will matter more as planting approaches.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2023-05-22 | [DROUGHT CONCERNS RALLY CORN & BEANS — Market Minute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7838-drought-concerns-rally-corn-and-beans-market-minute.md) | -0.6% | +1.4% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-09-26 | [Percent Drought in US Corn, Bean Areas Highest of Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13333-percent-drought-in-us-corn-bean-areas-highest-of-season.md) | +4.3% | -0.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-05-29 | [Corn, Soybeans and Wheat in the Grips of Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13276-corn-soybeans-and-wheat-in-the-grips-of-drought-agweb.md) | +0.4% | +2.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-03-05 | [USA: drought conditions persist in many top corn growing states](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47956-usa-drought-conditions-persist-in-many-top-corn-growing-states.md) | -2.8% | -7.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-05-25 | [Map: Summer Drought Expected to B... \| Syngenta CA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12993-map-summer-drought-expected-to-b-syngenta-ca.md) | -5.1% | -9.3% |
| CORN | 2022-04-15 | [Corn Belt sees little change in drought conditions week over week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13372-corn-belt-sees-little-change-in-drought-conditions-week-over-week.md) | +2.1% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2021-10-07 | [Corn Belt Frost Remains Unlikely, U.S. Drought Monitor Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44383-corn-belt-frost-remains-unlikely-u-s-drought-monitor-report.md) | -2.7% | +6.7% |
| CORN | 2024-10-17 | [Corn Belt Precipitation Outlook Through Early November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13147-corn-belt-precipitation-outlook-through-early-november.md) | +2.1% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- agupdate.com: https://agupdate.com/iowafarmertoday/mwo/crop/article_ffc031ea-90c2-11ec-8bf3-a3fae6ef1a20.html

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