# Drought-tolerant corn accounted for about 40 percent of corn acreage in drought-prone Nebraska and Kansas in 2016

> USDA's Economic Research Service reports that drought-tolerant corn reached 22% of US planted corn acreage in 2016, with 42% in Nebraska and 39% in Kansas. Adoption was highest in regions with recent severe drought.

- Date: 2019-02-04 · published 2019-02-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60455-drought-tolerant-corn-accounted-for-about-40-percent-of-corn-acreage-in-drought
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Wider use of drought-tolerant hybrids can reduce yield losses in dry years, modestly dampening the drought risk premium in corn prices over time.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-04-12 | [KSU Assesses Yield Potential of Drought-Tolerant Corn \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65367-ksu-assesses-yield-potential-of-drought-tolerant-corn-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | +0.1% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2019-04-01 | [Drought-Tolerant Corn in the United States: Research, Commercialization, and Related Crop Production Practices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59923-drought-tolerant-corn-in-the-united-states-research-commercialization-and.md) | +0.2% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2024-07-10 | [2024 Corn Yield Forecasts: Approach and Interpretation of Results \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13167-2024-corn-yield-forecasts-approach-and-interpretation-of-results-cropwatch.md) | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2026-10-27 | [Brazil Planting Progress - Marketing Tips for Corn and Soybeans Oct. 27, 2026 \| MediaHub \| University of Nebraska-Lincoln](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13414-brazil-planting-progress-marketing-tips-for-corn-and-soybeans-oct-27-2026.md) | +0.0% | — |
| CORN | 2019-01-31 | [Drought-Tolerant Corn in the U.S., New Report from USDA’s Economic Research Service \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60958-drought-tolerant-corn-in-the-u-s-new-report-from-usda-s-economic-research.md) | -0.5% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/charts-of-note/chart-detail?chartId=91126

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