# The Cornbelt Expands Northwest

> Urban Plains assembled three Midwestern climate scientists to explain how climate change is shifting conditions across the Corn Belt. The discussion covers rising minimum temperatures, more intense precipitation, pest cycles and topsoil erosion.

- Date: 2019-12-06 · published 2019-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55427-the-cornbelt-expands-northwest
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Gradual shifts in the Corn Belt's climate could expand the growing region northwest and change long-run yield potential. This is background analysis with no immediate price impact.

## 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 | 2018-09-20 | [Notable Harvest Delays for Northern Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62880-notable-harvest-delays-for-northern-corn-belt.md) | +3.9% | +5.9% |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +4.3% | +1.1% |
| 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 | 2025-03-28 | [NOAA Projects Intensified Drought in the Western Corn Belt - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13108-noaa-projects-intensified-drought-in-the-western-corn-belt-proag.md) | +0.5% | +5.5% |
| SOY | 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) | -4.0% | -3.0% |
| SOY | 2018-09-20 | [Notable Harvest Delays for Northern Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62880-notable-harvest-delays-for-northern-corn-belt.md) | +2.4% | +6.7% |
| SOY | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +1.9% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- urban-plains.com: https://urban-plains.com/the-cornbelt-expands-northwest/

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