# Beginning of Year Drought Ratings vs. Yield Deviations for Major Crops

> DTN analysis says that as of early January 2018, drought covered 28% of the continental U.S., roughly double the level three months earlier. The article compares drought ratings with corn, soybean and wheat yield deviations from trend. It notes that large global supplies have kept prices near lows.

- Date: 2018-01-10 · published 2018-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66843-beginning-of-year-drought-ratings-vs-yield-deviations-for-major-crops
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Drought concerns for U.S. winter wheat could support prices, but ample stocks limit any rally in feed grains and oilseeds.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-05-26 | [Fair EU yield expectations despite drought concerns - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24612-fair-eu-yield-expectations-despite-drought-concerns-joint-research-centre.md) | -2.0% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2019-07-01 | [When Drought Threatens Crops: NASA’s Role in Famine Warnings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57999-when-drought-threatens-crops-nasa-s-role-in-famine-warnings.md) | +1.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2021-08-18 | [US drought could have implications for beef exports
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45518-us-drought-could-have-implications-for-beef-exports-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.4% | -10.1% |
| CORN | 2017-08-24 | [Perfect Storm Drought Conditions: Price, Yield and Drought Updates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69301-perfect-storm-drought-conditions-price-yield-and-drought-updates.md) | -3.1% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2025-07-09 | [Can US corn yield meet ballooning expectations?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13071-can-us-corn-yield-meet-ballooning-expectations.md) | -1.4% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-10-01 | [Argentina Crops Being Impacted by Drought Conditions - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56410-argentina-crops-being-impacted-by-drought-conditions-proag.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2017-08-24 | [Perfect Storm Drought Conditions: Price, Yield and Drought Updates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69301-perfect-storm-drought-conditions-price-yield-and-drought-updates.md) | -1.3% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2023-03-15 | [Farmers watching the clock for drought buster - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13290-farmers-watching-the-clock-for-drought-buster-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.2% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/fundamentally-speaking/blog-post/2018/01/10/beginning-year-drought-ratings-vs

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