# Bad omen for central US weather | World Grain

> Meteorologist Drew Lerner argues that a negative Pacific Decadal Oscillation combined with La Niña could push North America's drought eastward this summer while bringing wetter conditions to Canada and the northern Plains. The piece is a seasonal weather outlook rather than a new observed event.

- Date: 2022-03-24 · published 2022-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42196-bad-omen-for-central-us-weather-world-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A drought spreading into the central US Corn Belt would be a major upside risk for corn and soybean prices, though the forecast is speculative for now.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-03-16 | [Weather woes persist for South American row crops - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47964-weather-woes-persist-for-south-american-row-crops-grain-central.md) | +11.3% | +13.1% |
| CORN | 2024-09-20 | [Weather takes toll on EU grain crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28261-weather-takes-toll-on-eu-grain-crops-world-grain.md) | +0.0% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2018-12-04 | [Wet Weather in Central Brazil a Cause for Concern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61504-wet-weather-in-central-brazil-a-cause-for-concern.md) | +0.5% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2023-05-24 | [Focus on France \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35915-focus-on-france-world-grain.md) | -3.4% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-02-09 | [Weather market for grains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13206-weather-market-for-grains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.2% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2021-03-16 | [Weather woes persist for South American row crops - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47964-weather-woes-persist-for-south-american-row-crops-grain-central.md) | -0.1% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2018-12-04 | [Wet Weather in Central Brazil a Cause for Concern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61504-wet-weather-in-central-brazil-a-cause-for-concern.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2024-02-09 | [Weather market for grains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13206-weather-market-for-grains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.6% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/16675-bad-omen-for-central-us-weather

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