# Drier across the Midwest; heat builds on the Plains - Brownfield Ag News

> Recent showers kept most of the Corn Belt in generally favorable condition, with 77% of corn and 74% of soybeans rated good to excellent on June 10. Dryness persisted in spots such as northern Missouri, while the southern High Plains remained in drought with heavy cotton stress in Texas and Oklahoma.

- Date: 2018-06-13 · published 2018-06-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64381-drier-across-the-midwest-heat-builds-on-the-plains-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Good crop ratings limit weather premium in corn and soybeans, while Plains drought trims some sorghum and cotton-related supply, a modest offset for feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-06-11 | [Rain in much of Midwest sends soybeans, corn lower - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8247-rain-in-much-of-midwest-sends-soybeans-corn-lower-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.5% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2023-01-31 | [Fading La Nina should lead to a wetter Midwest spring - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37703-fading-la-nina-should-lead-to-a-wetter-midwest-spring-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.3% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2016-06-22 | [Rain, stronger dollar especially hard on the corn market - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9749-rain-stronger-dollar-especially-hard-on-the-corn-market-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.1% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2017-02-02 | [Minneapolis leads wheat complex higher - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8598-minneapolis-leads-wheat-complex-higher-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.1% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2016-08-24 | [Soybeans, corn down on generally good crop weather - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10614-soybeans-corn-down-on-generally-good-crop-weather-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -7.1% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2018-06-11 | [Rain in much of Midwest sends soybeans, corn lower - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8247-rain-in-much-of-midwest-sends-soybeans-corn-lower-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -6.6% | -12.1% |
| SOY | 2023-01-31 | [Fading La Nina should lead to a wetter Midwest spring - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37703-fading-la-nina-should-lead-to-a-wetter-midwest-spring-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.9% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2016-06-22 | [Rain, stronger dollar especially hard on the corn market - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9749-rain-stronger-dollar-especially-hard-on-the-corn-market-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.5% | -9.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/weathers/drier-across-the-midwest-heat-builds-on-the-plains/

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