# Rain Arc Leaves Many Areas Dry

> DTN meteorologist Bryce Anderson reported that most central US crop areas had under 50% of normal precipitation over the prior 30 days through June 27. A tropical system brought heavy rain to the eastern Corn Belt, but much of the western and central areas stayed dry. Forecasts show rain concentrated in a narrow arc, with drier conditions outside it.

- Date: 2020-06-29 · published 2020-06-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52456-rain-arc-leaves-many-areas-dry
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Widespread dryness across the central Corn Belt raises the risk of yield losses in corn and soybeans, which supports prices for feed grains and meal.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-08-09 | [Drought Leaves Many Rivers and Lakes Dehydrated](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45464-drought-leaves-many-rivers-and-lakes-dehydrated.md) | +0.6% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2019-12-12 | [When Rain Did Not Make Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55429-when-rain-did-not-make-grain.md) | +5.5% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2022-11-25 | [Irregular Rains and Dry Pockets Worry Farmers in Mato Grosso](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13686-irregular-rains-and-dry-pockets-worry-farmers-in-mato-grosso.md) | -3.3% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [Low rainfall in US Midwest drives corn prices higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51639-low-rainfall-in-us-midwest-drives-corn-prices-higher.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2019-03-01 | [Rain makes for tough Argentina crop season \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59943-rain-makes-for-tough-argentina-crop-season-farmtario.md) | -1.6% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2021-08-09 | [Drought Leaves Many Rivers and Lakes Dehydrated](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45464-drought-leaves-many-rivers-and-lakes-dehydrated.md) | +0.1% | -9.8% |
| SOY | 2017-05-02 | [Don't Rain On Me, Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70865-don-t-rain-on-me-argentina.md) | -0.3% | -4.8% |
| SOY | 2024-10-31 | [Wheat Futures Lose Ground as Rainfall Eases Dryness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27900-wheat-futures-lose-ground-as-rainfall-eases-dryness.md) | +1.8% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/ag-weather-forum/blog-post/2020/06/29/rain-arc-leaves-many-areas-dry

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