# Wet, warm & humid across most of the Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News

> Showers and a few thunderstorms covered southern Corn Belt production areas, and wet fields delayed fieldwork in the eastern Corn Belt. Topsoil surpluses ran 40 to 56% in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Drought continued to stress winter wheat in Colorado, where 39% of the crop was rated poor to very poor.

- Date: 2020-05-27 · published 2020-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52964-wet-warm-and-humid-across-most-of-the-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Planting delays in the eastern Corn Belt support corn prices modestly. Drought stress on Plains winter wheat supports HRW wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-07-26 | [Dryness expands across parts of the Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57921-dryness-expands-across-parts-of-the-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.2% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2017-06-12 | [Hot and dry conditions continue across much of Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70339-hot-and-dry-conditions-continue-across-much-of-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2026-09-04 | [Drought threatens crops in western, northwestern Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12966-drought-threatens-crops-in-western-northwestern-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2017-06-07 | [Corn, soybeans higher on weather concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70428-corn-soybeans-higher-on-weather-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2016-12-22 | [North Central corn belt could see wet planting issues - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73330-north-central-corn-belt-could-see-wet-planting-issues-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | +3.0% |
| KWHEAT | 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% | +5.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-10-25 | [Near-seasonal weather for most; widely-scattered showers exits the eastern Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13145-near-seasonal-weather-for-most-widely-scattered-showers-exits-the-eastern-corn.md) | -3.0% | -5.4% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-06-29 | [Wheat surges on weather concerns in Plains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9719-wheat-surges-on-weather-concerns-in-plains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +15.0% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/wet-warm-humid-across-most-of-the-corn-belt/

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