# Dryness expands across parts of the Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News

> USDA-based crop progress shows only 35% of US corn silking and 40% of soybeans blooming as of July 21, the slowest corn pace since 1997 and slowest soybean pace since 1996. Patchy dryness is affecting late-developing crops in the central and eastern Corn Belt.

- Date: 2019-07-26 · published 2019-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57921-dryness-expands-across-parts-of-the-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Slow development and emerging dryness raise yield risk for late crops, supporting corn and soybean prices and the cost of feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-05-27 | [Wet, warm & humid across most of the Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52964-wet-warm-and-humid-across-most-of-the-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.4% | +2.2% |
| 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 | 2018-10-22 | [Floods and drought stricken corn on the same farms - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62379-floods-and-drought-stricken-corn-on-the-same-farms-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.2% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2017-05-19 | [Demand props up soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10223-demand-props-up-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.3% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 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) | -0.3% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 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) | -2.0% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2017-05-19 | [Demand props up soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10223-demand-props-up-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/dryness-expands-across-parts-of-the-corn-belt/

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