# Persistent La Niña only needs to last until June to promote drought | World Grain

> Drought persists across southwestern Canada's Prairies and the western United States, and it expanded into the western Corn Belt during winter. World Weather Inc. argues that La Nina's persistence matters most through June, and the event has now lasted about 20 months.

- Date: 2022-04-04 · published 2022-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41772-persistent-la-nina-only-needs-to-last-until-june-to-promote-drought-world-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Continued drought in the western Corn Belt and Plains threatens spring planting and yield prospects for corn, soybeans and wheat. Tighter expected supplies support prices for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-01-29 | [Drought, low prices to drop Mexico’s grain production  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26570-drought-low-prices-to-drop-mexico-s-grain-production-world-grain.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2023-08-30 | [Extreme heat, drought take toll on US crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13254-extreme-heat-drought-take-toll-on-us-crops-world-grain.md) | -0.0% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2022-09-20 | [Winter drought rolls into third La Niña for Argentina - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14008-winter-drought-rolls-into-third-la-nina-for-argentina-grain-central.md) | -2.5% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2017-09-28 | [Brazil traders, farmers nervous over persistent lack of rainfall \| World-grain.com \| September 28, 2017 14:29 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68796-brazil-traders-farmers-nervous-over-persistent-lack-of-rainfall-world-grain-com.md) | +2.6% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2022-11-08 | [Drought drops France’s maize output \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38618-drought-drops-france-s-maize-output-world-grain.md) | -0.0% | -6.6% |
| SOY | 2023-08-30 | [Extreme heat, drought take toll on US crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13254-extreme-heat-drought-take-toll-on-us-crops-world-grain.md) | -1.6% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2022-09-20 | [Winter drought rolls into third La Niña for Argentina - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14008-winter-drought-rolls-into-third-la-nina-for-argentina-grain-central.md) | -3.4% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2018-08-31 | [Drought devastates Argentina’s oilseed crop \| 2018-08-31  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63375-drought-devastates-argentina-s-oilseed-crop-2018-08-31-world-grain.md) | +1.5% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/16722-persistent-la-nina-only-needs-to-last-until-june-to-promote-drought

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