# U.S. corn crop’s growing sensitivity to drought revealed - Future Farming

> A Stanford study reports that U.S. corn yields have risen overall thanks to new technologies and management, but the crop has become more sensitive to drought. The corn industry set record yields in five of the last seven years. The study's lead author says the cost of bad weather is rising.

- Date: 2020-11-10 · published 2020-11-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49988-u-s-corn-crop-s-growing-sensitivity-to-drought-revealed-future-farming
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Growing drought sensitivity means bad seasons carry larger yield losses and higher input costs, a modest supportive factor for corn prices over time. It is a study of trends, not a current supply event.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-10-26 | [U.S. corn crop increasingly sensitive to drought - Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50494-u-s-corn-crop-increasingly-sensitive-to-drought-stanford-doerr-school-of.md) | +0.3% | +10.2% |
| CORN | 2025-05-30 | [3 Top Corn-Growing States Report Extreme Drought, or Worse](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13090-3-top-corn-growing-states-report-extreme-drought-or-worse.md) | -0.3% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2020-11-30 | [Drought Continues to Hamper Brazil's Corn, Soybean Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50007-drought-continues-to-hamper-brazil-s-corn-soybean-growing-season.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2021-03-05 | [USA: drought conditions persist in many top corn growing states](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47956-usa-drought-conditions-persist-in-many-top-corn-growing-states.md) | +5.1% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2021-05-24 | [A Closer Look at Drought and Crop Progress in 5 Top Corn Growing States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46940-a-closer-look-at-drought-and-crop-progress-in-5-top-corn-growing-states.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- futurefarming.com: https://www.futurefarming.com/smart-farming/u-s-corn-crops-growing-sensitivity-to-drought-revealed/

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