# Central Iowa farmer says late season dryness and heat is robbing yield - Brownfield Ag News

> A central Iowa farmer reports late-August heat and dryness shrinking soybeans and browning corn, and has cut his corn yield expectation to 160-170 bu/acre from 180-190. He expects low-50s bushel soybeans.

- Date: 2021-08-24 · published 2021-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45412-central-iowa-farmer-says-late-season-dryness-and-heat-is-robbing-yield
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Farm-level yield cuts in Iowa, the largest corn state, reinforce the late-season yield risk in corn and soybeans. This supports feed grain prices if the trend spreads beyond local fields.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-02 | [Dryness, disease pressure impacting early harvest yield reports - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13050-dryness-disease-pressure-impacting-early-harvest-yield-reports-brownfield-ag.md) | +1.6% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2018-07-30 | [Farmers say harvest success depends on August weather - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63868-farmers-say-harvest-success-depends-on-august-weather-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.3% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2021-04-08 | [Drought conditions top of mind as farmers ease into the planting season - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47441-drought-conditions-top-of-mind-as-farmers-ease-into-the-planting-season.md) | +3.6% | +25.3% |
| CORN | 2016-12-22 | [North Central corn belt could see wet planting issues - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73330-north-central-corn-belt-could-see-wet-planting-issues-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2022-03-17 | [Concerns over the drought are growing for farmers as planting season approaches - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13378-concerns-over-the-drought-are-growing-for-farmers-as-planting-season-approaches.md) | +2.8% | +7.8% |
| SOY | 2025-10-02 | [Dryness, disease pressure impacting early harvest yield reports - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13050-dryness-disease-pressure-impacting-early-harvest-yield-reports-brownfield-ag.md) | +1.6% | +6.6% |
| SOY | 2021-04-08 | [Drought conditions top of mind as farmers ease into the planting season - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47441-drought-conditions-top-of-mind-as-farmers-ease-into-the-planting-season.md) | +0.1% | +12.3% |
| SOY | 2023-11-24 | [Up and down harvest for Nebraska farmer - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13230-up-and-down-harvest-for-nebraska-farmer-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.0% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/central-iowa-farmer-says-late-season-dryness-and-heat-is-robbing-yield/

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