# Corn: Dry weather forecasts drive up corn prices

> September Chicago corn closed up 8.5 cents at 424.25 cents per bushel on updated forecasts for above-average temperatures and drier weather in the eastern Corn Belt. USDA export sales for old and new crop were strong, while Agroconsult raised Brazil's 2025/26 corn crop estimate and the IGC raised global 2026/27 production.

- Date: 2026-06-26 · published 2026-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18832-corn-dry-weather-forecasts-drive-up-corn-prices
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Dry U.S. forecasts and strong export pre-sales support corn, while larger Brazilian and global supplies cap gains. Feed users face mixed pressure from weather and supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-29 | [Preventive US corn sowning drives prices up steeply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59124-preventive-us-corn-sowning-drives-prices-up-steeply.md) | +0.4% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2024-02-19 | [The El Niño weather pattern shapes 2024 commodity price forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31589-the-el-nino-weather-pattern-shapes-2024-commodity-price-forecast.md) | -0.3% | +7.1% |
| CORN | 2017-07-27 | [Weather forecasts support soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7126-weather-forecasts-support-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.3% | -7.0% |
| CORN | 2017-06-09 | [DDG Prices Driven Higher by Rise in Corn Futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70594-ddg-prices-driven-higher-by-rise-in-corn-futures.md) | -1.0% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2021-11-12 | [China corn prices rise as bad weather delays crop shipments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44068-china-corn-prices-rise-as-bad-weather-delays-crop-shipments.md) | -1.1% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/grains/news/newsticker-corn-dry-weather-forecasts-drive-corn-prices-despite-larger-global

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