# Drought not a big worry across much of Upper Midwest - Brownfield Ag News

> Peterson Farms Seed agronomist Rick Swenson says drought is not a major concern across much of the Upper Midwest because the previous three years were very wet. Drought-like conditions did develop in parts of the Dakotas in late summer. Swenson says a dry spring would help timely planting.

- Date: 2021-01-25 · published 2021-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49000-drought-not-a-big-worry-across-much-of-upper-midwest-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Limited drought risk in the Upper Midwest reduces the weather premium on corn and soybeans for 2021. Dry conditions in the western U.S. remain a watch item.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-07-11 | [Favorable weather pattern across much of the Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63870-favorable-weather-pattern-across-much-of-the-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | +9.5% |
| CORN | 2020-07-14 | [Rains on parts of the Plains, upper Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51957-rains-on-parts-of-the-plains-upper-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.1% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2024-08-28 | [A wide-range of temps & weather across the Heartland and beyond - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13161-a-wide-range-of-temps-and-weather-across-the-heartland-and-beyond-brownfield-ag.md) | +4.4% | +6.8% |
| CORN | 2023-03-15 | [Farmers watching the clock for drought buster - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13290-farmers-watching-the-clock-for-drought-buster-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2017-05-15 | [Warmer, drier weather settles across the Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70858-warmer-drier-weather-settles-across-the-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2020-07-14 | [Rains on parts of the Plains, upper Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51957-rains-on-parts-of-the-plains-upper-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.0% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2020-10-06 | [Dry, milder weather across the Heartland - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50498-dry-milder-weather-across-the-heartland-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.2% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2017-05-15 | [Warmer, drier weather settles across the Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70858-warmer-drier-weather-settles-across-the-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.1% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/drought-not-a-big-worry-across-much-of-upper-midwest/

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