# Drought conditions top of mind as farmers ease into the planting season - Brownfield Ag News

> Brownfield meteorologist Greg Soulje says dryness and drought persist across the Western Corn Belt and Northern Plains, with extreme drought in the Dakotas. He expects the dry pattern to continue and says conditions will still allow early fieldwork.

- Date: 2021-04-08 · published 2021-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47441-drought-conditions-top-of-mind-as-farmers-ease-into-the-planting-season
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent dryness in key northern production areas raises the risk of lower corn and soybean yields, which can support feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2018-10-22 | [Floods and drought stricken corn on the same farms - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62379-floods-and-drought-stricken-corn-on-the-same-farms-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.2% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2017-06-12 | [Hot and dry conditions continue across much of Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70339-hot-and-dry-conditions-continue-across-much-of-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2026-05-13 | [Ongoing drought creates planting challenges for Kansas growers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19344-ongoing-drought-creates-planting-challenges-for-kansas-growers-brownfield-ag.md) | +0.9% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2026-07-27 | [Pro Farmer CCI shows largest weekly drop in corn conditions of the season - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12978-pro-farmer-cci-shows-largest-weekly-drop-in-corn-conditions-of-the-season-pro.md) | -4.8% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 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) | +4.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2017-06-12 | [Hot and dry conditions continue across much of Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70339-hot-and-dry-conditions-continue-across-much-of-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.3% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2026-07-27 | [Pro Farmer CCI shows largest weekly drop in corn conditions of the season - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12978-pro-farmer-cci-shows-largest-weekly-drop-in-corn-conditions-of-the-season-pro.md) | -6.1% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/drought-conditions-top-of-mind-as-farmers-ease-into-the-planting-season/

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