# A Few Dry Pockets Being Watched in U.S. Crop Production | Red River Farm Network

> Nutrien Ag Solutions meteorologist Eric Snodgrass said several small dry pockets remain a concern in Midwest crop development. He pointed to a dry area west of Des Moines in Iowa that could cause yield loss if it does not receive rain. Thunderstorm activity has missed some drier fields in Missouri and Ohio.

- Date: 2020-07-27 · published 2020-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51961-a-few-dry-pockets-being-watched-in-u-s-crop-production-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A persistent dry area in Iowa, a key corn state, could reduce yields in a critical growth period. Supply concerns from that area could support corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-07-31 | [It’s a Late Crop \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40513-it-s-a-late-crop-red-river-farm-network.md) | +3.1% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2018-08-29 | [Dry Conditions on Day Two of RRFN Crop Tour \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63397-dry-conditions-on-day-two-of-rrfn-crop-tour-red-river-farm-network.md) | +2.7% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2021-09-25 | [Grain Traders Keep an Eye on La Nina’s Impact on Global Production \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44993-grain-traders-keep-an-eye-on-la-nina-s-impact-on-global-production-red-river.md) | +1.5% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2021-12-16 | [Cordonnier: A Split Decision \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13760-cordonnier-a-split-decision-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.7% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2019-10-04 | [A Slow Start for Planting in South America \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56406-a-slow-start-for-planting-in-south-america-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.3% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2020/07/26/a-few-dry-pockets-being-watched-in-u-s-crop-production/

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