# Favorable weather pattern across much of the Midwest - Brownfield Ag News

> Warm, mostly dry weather across the Corn Belt is favorable for crop development where moisture is adequate, but topsoil shortages are present in Missouri and Michigan. Sorghum and cotton in Texas are rated poor, and drought is affecting pastures. Tropical Storm Chris remained offshore of the Carolinas.

- Date: 2018-07-11 · published 2018-07-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63870-favorable-weather-pattern-across-much-of-the-midwest-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Mostly favorable Corn Belt weather is mildly bearish for grain prices, but Texas sorghum stress and dry spots add some support for feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-25 | [Drought not a big worry across much of Upper Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49000-drought-not-a-big-worry-across-much-of-upper-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +8.0% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2020-07-14 | [Rains on parts of the Plains, upper Midwest - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51957-rains-on-parts-of-the-plains-upper-midwest-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.1% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2017-05-15 | [Warmer, drier weather settles across the Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70858-warmer-drier-weather-settles-across-the-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.5% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2024-08-28 | [A wide-range of temps & weather across the Heartland and beyond - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13161-a-wide-range-of-temps-and-weather-across-the-heartland-and-beyond-brownfield-ag.md) | +4.4% | +6.8% |
| CORN | 2024-04-15 | [Weather a driver for the grain markets - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13196-weather-a-driver-for-the-grain-markets-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/favorable-weather-pattern-across-much-of-the-midwest/

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