# NW Iowa Subsoil Moistures Improved with Fall Rainfall | Integrated Crop Management

> An Iowa State survey found subsoil moisture in northwest Iowa improved at nearly all sites compared with fall 2020, after August to November rainfall replenished soils that had been in drought. Most sites are at or above long-term November averages.

- Date: 2021-12-06 · published 2021-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13401-nw-iowa-subsoil-moistures-improved-with-fall-rainfall-integrated-crop-management
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Recharged subsoil lowers the risk of drought stress for the next crop, which is mildly bearish for corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-04 | [Winter Weather Outlook for 2019-2020 \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55982-winter-weather-outlook-for-2019-2020-integrated-crop-management.md) | +0.9% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2021-10-25 | [November and Winter Weather Outlooks for 2021 \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44468-november-and-winter-weather-outlooks-for-2021-integrated-crop-management.md) | +3.5% | +9.0% |
| CORN | 2020-06-30 | [Regional Crop Update: June 22- June 30, 2020 \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52453-regional-crop-update-june-22-june-30-2020-integrated-crop-management.md) | +3.3% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2019-10-10 | [Crop Quality in 2019: Another Unusual Year \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56417-crop-quality-in-2019-another-unusual-year-integrated-crop-management.md) | +0.1% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2025-12-05 | [Heavy rains improve central Brazil soil moisture but drought fears grow in southern South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13457-heavy-rains-improve-central-brazil-soil-moisture-but-drought-fears-grow-in.md) | -0.4% | -0.0% |
| SOY | 2020-06-30 | [Regional Crop Update: June 22- June 30, 2020 \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52453-regional-crop-update-june-22-june-30-2020-integrated-crop-management.md) | +3.3% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2019-10-10 | [Crop Quality in 2019: Another Unusual Year \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56417-crop-quality-in-2019-another-unusual-year-integrated-crop-management.md) | +0.5% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2025-12-05 | [Heavy rains improve central Brazil soil moisture but drought fears grow in southern South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13457-heavy-rains-improve-central-brazil-soil-moisture-but-drought-fears-grow-in.md) | -2.3% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- crops.extension.iastate.edu: https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/post/nw-iowa-subsoil-moistures-improved-fall-rainfall

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