# U.S. corn crop increasingly sensitive to drought - Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

> A Stanford-led study published in Nature Food finds U.S. corn yields have risen but have become more sensitive to drought, especially in soils with lower moisture-holding capacity. The researchers argue that technology gains are offset by growing losses in bad years.

- Date: 2020-10-26 · published 2020-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50494-u-s-corn-crop-increasingly-sensitive-to-drought-stanford-doerr-school-of
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Growing drought sensitivity raises the risk premium for future crops, which can support corn prices during dry seasons, though the study has no immediate supply effect.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-11-10 | [U.S. corn crop’s growing sensitivity to drought revealed - Future Farming](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49988-u-s-corn-crop-s-growing-sensitivity-to-drought-revealed-future-farming.md) | +9.7% | +8.7% |
| CORN | 2020-08-19 | [Derecho, drought impacts on Iowa corn crop seen in crop tour](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51451-derecho-drought-impacts-on-iowa-corn-crop-seen-in-crop-tour.md) | +2.3% | +8.3% |
| CORN | 2021-04-13 | [Drought in Plains a Concern for U.S. Corn and Soy Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47437-drought-in-plains-a-concern-for-u-s-corn-and-soy-crops.md) | +1.5% | +23.9% |
| CORN | 2022-06-20 | [Hot and dry conditions increasing drought concerns in the Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13353-hot-and-dry-conditions-increasing-drought-concerns-in-the-corn-belt.md) | -3.7% | -11.8% |
| CORN | 2023-07-31 | [Drought spreads in US Corn Belt ahead of July's scorching finish](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13260-drought-spreads-in-us-corn-belt-ahead-of-july-s-scorching-finish.md) | -11.7% | -13.2% |

## Sources

- sustainability.stanford.edu: https://sustainability.stanford.edu/news/us-corn-crop-increasingly-sensitive-drought/

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