# Midwestern Drought Threatens Crops, Food Prices

> Heat and dryness across the central Midwest, from Kansas to Arkansas and including southern Indiana, is hitting corn during pollination. USDA reports corn supply down 8% from last year, and analysts warn of insurance payouts and higher consumer prices if the drought continues.

- Date: 2019-10-29 · published 2019-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56414-midwestern-drought-threatens-crops-food-prices
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A supply cut during pollination raises the risk of lower corn yields, which would tighten feed grain supplies and support corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [Midwest Drought Expands: Heat Wave Threatens Crops \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12963-midwest-drought-expands-heat-wave-threatens-crops-feed-and-grain.md) | +4.3% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2023-06-24 | [Drought hits the Midwest, threatening crops and the world’s food supply • Missouri Independent](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35662-drought-hits-the-midwest-threatening-crops-and-the-world-s-food-supply-missouri.md) | -8.7% | -0.3% |
| 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 | 2021-02-22 | [Continued Plains, Western Midwest Drought Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48478-continued-plains-western-midwest-drought-expected.md) | +1.6% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2022-05-16 | ['Flash droughts' are Midwest's next big climate threat \| Grist](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13365-flash-droughts-are-midwest-s-next-big-climate-threat-grist.md) | +0.1% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- ipm.org: https://www.ipm.org/show/eartheats/2019-10-29/midwestern-drought-threatens-crops-food-prices

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