# Dry Potential in Midwest

> Soil moisture deficits of 1 to 4 inches have developed across the western and central Midwest, including Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois. Thirty-day precipitation totals are at most half of normal across much of the southern Midwest, while the north-central region has been wet.

- Date: 2018-05-25 · published 2018-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64877-dry-potential-in-midwest
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dryness during planting and early growth in key Midwest states raises the risk of yield losses for corn and soybeans, which can lift futures. The wet north-central areas partly offset the concern.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +4.3% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2018-03-16 | [Cooler, Wetter for Spring Planting in Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65853-cooler-wetter-for-spring-planting-in-midwest.md) | -2.0% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-12-14 | [Conab Warns of Potential Moisture Deficits in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13680-conab-warns-of-potential-moisture-deficits-in-brazil.md) | +0.8% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2025-01-01 | [A Dual Threat: Potential Excessive Rain in Brazil and Dryness in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13529-a-dual-threat-potential-excessive-rain-in-brazil-and-dryness-in-argentina.md) | -0.5% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [Low rainfall in US Midwest drives corn prices higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51639-low-rainfall-in-us-midwest-drives-corn-prices-higher.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| SOY | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +1.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2018-03-16 | [Cooler, Wetter for Spring Planting in Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65853-cooler-wetter-for-spring-planting-in-midwest.md) | -1.1% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2022-12-14 | [Conab Warns of Potential Moisture Deficits in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13680-conab-warns-of-potential-moisture-deficits-in-brazil.md) | -0.1% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/ag-weather-forum/blog-post/2018/05/25/dry-potential-midwest

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