# Drought-Tolerant Corn in the U.S., New Report from USDA’s Economic Research Service | Farm Policy News | Illinois

> A USDA Economic Research Service report traces the development, adoption and management of drought-tolerant corn in the U.S., from conventional breeding in 2011 to genetically engineered hybrids from 2012. It notes that most drought-tolerant corn planted in 2016 carried one or more GE traits and that crop insurance and disaster payments do not fully offset drought losses.

- Date: 2019-01-31 · published 2019-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60958-drought-tolerant-corn-in-the-u-s-new-report-from-usda-s-economic-research
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Wider adoption of drought-tolerant hybrids can lessen weather-driven yield losses over time and support more stable corn supply. The report is a background study with no immediate price impact.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

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## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2019/01/drought-tolerant-corn-in-the-u-s-new-report-from-usdas-economic-research-service/

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