# ​It is dry in the United States from Texas to Illinois. |
         Ag Notes | 
        Illinois Public Media

> Illinois Public Media commentary notes that much of the U.S., from Texas to Illinois, was dry in January 2018. Historical analysis shows that dry conditions in January often ease with spring rains. The author calls the dryness not a significant concern for markets at present.

- Date: 2018-01-21 · published 2018-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66847-it-is-dry-in-the-united-states-from-texas-to-illinois-ag-notes-illinois-public
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Early-season dryness has historically had little bearing on the eventual crop, so it is unlikely to lift corn prices now.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-09-08 | [The El Niño-Southern Oscillation and Drought Outlook in the United States \| September 8, 2025 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22788-the-el-nino-southern-oscillation-and-drought-outlook-in-the-united-states.md) | -0.1% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2020-07-29 | [Will the United States produce a bumper crop? \| 2020-07-29  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51959-will-the-united-states-produce-a-bumper-crop-2020-07-29-world-grain.md) | -2.1% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2026-02-24 | [The 2025 growing season in Illinois: good but not great - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13014-the-2025-growing-season-in-illinois-good-but-not-great-farmdoc.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2018-01-01 | [The 2018 Illinois Corn Crop at Mid-Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66845-the-2018-illinois-corn-crop-at-mid-season.md) | +0.3% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2021-11-01 | [November 2021 – Illinois State Climatologist](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13409-november-2021-illinois-state-climatologist.md) | +1.6% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- will.illinois.edu: https://will.illinois.edu/agriculture/note/willag-newsletter-january-20-2018

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