# Corn Belt Frost Remains Unlikely, U.S. Drought Monitor Report

> The latest U.S. Drought Monitor says late-maturing crops in the Plains and Midwest will likely escape frost because of continued mild weather. Rain has only slightly eased extreme drought in the Dakotas, and moderate to severe drought persists across much of the western Corn Belt.

- Date: 2021-10-07 · published 2021-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44383-corn-belt-frost-remains-unlikely-u-s-drought-monitor-report
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Mild weather lowers the risk of late-season crop damage, while lingering drought in the western Corn Belt is a partial offset. Net effect on corn prices is limited at this stage of harvest.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 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) | -5.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2022-02-18 | [Drought lingers over Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13386-drought-lingers-over-corn-belt.md) | +5.8% | +16.7% |
| CORN | 2023-07-27 | [Rainfall forecasts for US Corn Belt remain tough to nail down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13261-rainfall-forecasts-for-us-corn-belt-remain-tough-to-nail-down.md) | -13.2% | -14.2% |
| CORN | 2022-04-15 | [Corn Belt sees little change in drought conditions week over week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13372-corn-belt-sees-little-change-in-drought-conditions-week-over-week.md) | +2.1% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2026-05-21 | [Drought Monitor shows slight improvement in Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12992-drought-monitor-shows-slight-improvement-in-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | -1.7% | -7.1% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/news/crops/corn-belt-frost-remains-unlikely-us-drought-monitor-report

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