# Drought Alert: How Last Week's Heat Wave is Impacting Soil Moisture & Crops in the US Corn Belt (2026)

> A recent heat wave across the Northern and Central Plains left soil moisture extremely below normal across the Dakotas, Nebraska, Minnesota, western Iowa and Wisconsin. Crop conditions declined by a couple of percentage points, and rainfall has been below normal for at least 60 days in some areas.

- Date: 2026-10-31 · published 2026-11-01T06:13:12.714Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4413-drought-alert-how-last-week-s-heat-wave-is-impacting-soil-moisture-and-crops-in
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dry soils in the Corn Belt raise the risk of yield losses for corn and soybeans, which supports feed grain and soybean meal prices if dryness persists into the next crop cycle.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-10-01 | [How this summer’s heat and drought impacted crops in Europe – in six charts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17430-how-this-summer-s-heat-and-drought-impacted-crops-in-europe-in-six-charts.md) | -1.2% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2019-06-25 | [High Soil Moisture Will Temper Impact of Europe’s Heat Wave](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58534-high-soil-moisture-will-temper-impact-of-europe-s-heat-wave.md) | -5.9% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2023-06-29 | [Central US is now getting worst of the drought. Corn crops are stressed, rivers are running low \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13270-central-us-is-now-getting-worst-of-the-drought-corn-crops-are-stressed-rivers.md) | -2.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2024-06-25 | [Crop Watch: Corn ratings slide after hot, dry week in the east](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13174-crop-watch-corn-ratings-slide-after-hot-dry-week-in-the-east.md) | -4.9% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2024-06-06 | [Corn Jumps Most in Three Weeks With US Set for Heat Wave - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6149-corn-jumps-most-in-three-weeks-with-us-set-for-heat-wave-bloomberg.md) | +6.9% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2025-02-27 | [U.S. Drought Monitor COLORFUL in the Corn Belt heading into March… — AgVenture WSC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13116-u-s-drought-monitor-colorful-in-the-corn-belt-heading-into-march-agventure-wsc.md) | -2.6% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2026-09-04 | [Drought threatens crops in western, northwestern Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12966-drought-threatens-crops-in-western-northwestern-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.0% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2022-06-20 | [Hot and dry conditions increasing drought concerns in the Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13353-hot-and-dry-conditions-increasing-drought-concerns-in-the-corn-belt.md) | -4.2% | -13.2% |

## Sources

- csny50.com: https://csny50.com/article/drought-alert-how-last-week-s-heat-wave-is-impacting-soil-moisture-crops-in-the-us-corn-belt

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