# Climatologist sees potential for 'drought development' - Brownfield Ag News

> University of Nebraska climatologist Al Dutcher says early signs of a possible El Niño developing in the second half of 2018 could bring warmer, drier conditions to the western Corn Belt. He says the timing depends on how quickly the current La Niña dissipates, and that the potential is not yet a forecast of drought.

- Date: 2018-01-05 · published 2018-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66929-climatologist-sees-potential-for-drought-development-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Risk of a dry summer in the western Corn Belt would add weather premium to corn and soybean futures, though the signal is still early and uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-12-02 | [UNL climatologist: Keep an eye on the Southeast drought - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73408-unl-climatologist-keep-an-eye-on-the-southeast-drought-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.1% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2025-12-03 | [Climatologist: Winter weather patterns are not enough to relieve Eastern Corn Belt drought - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13036-climatologist-winter-weather-patterns-are-not-enough-to-relieve-eastern-corn.md) | +0.7% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2024-11-21 | [Drought causes challenges for Kansas ethanol plant - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27465-drought-causes-challenges-for-kansas-ethanol-plant-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.5% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2023-10-13 | [Drought affects crop marketing for producers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33731-drought-affects-crop-marketing-for-producers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.2% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2025-03-05 | [Brazil’s safrinha crop facing potential challenges - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13511-brazil-s-safrinha-crop-facing-potential-challenges-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.5% | +6.0% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/climatologist-sees-potential-drought-development/

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