# September Precip. in Top Corn, Bean States

> September 2017 precipitation was well below normal across much of the top corn and soybean states, with Louisiana and Missouri posting their driest Septembers since 1960. Arkansas, Illinois and Michigan were among the driest third-ranked Septembers, and moderate to extreme drought has emerged in Illinois and Iowa.

- Date: 2017-10-11 · published 2017-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68309-september-precip-in-top-corn-bean-states
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dryness in core Corn Belt states raises concern about yield and soil moisture heading into the 2017/18 marketing year, supporting corn and soybean prices modestly.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-09-13 | [Most Top Corn, Soybean States Well Below Normal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13328-most-top-corn-soybean-states-well-below-normal.md) | -2.9% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2021-05-24 | [A Closer Look at Drought and Crop Progress in 5 Top Corn Growing States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46940-a-closer-look-at-drought-and-crop-progress-in-5-top-corn-growing-states.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2021-03-05 | [USA: drought conditions persist in many top corn growing states](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47956-usa-drought-conditions-persist-in-many-top-corn-growing-states.md) | +5.1% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2019-09-24 | [Variable Late-September Crop Prospects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56987-variable-late-september-crop-prospects.md) | -0.7% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2021-09-14 | [After the Bell \| September 14, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12296-after-the-bell-september-14-2021-pro-farmer.md) | -1.4% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2022-09-13 | [Most Top Corn, Soybean States Well Below Normal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13328-most-top-corn-soybean-states-well-below-normal.md) | -5.7% | -11.3% |
| SOY | 2021-05-24 | [A Closer Look at Drought and Crop Progress in 5 Top Corn Growing States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46940-a-closer-look-at-drought-and-crop-progress-in-5-top-corn-growing-states.md) | +0.3% | -7.3% |
| SOY | 2019-09-24 | [Variable Late-September Crop Prospects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56987-variable-late-september-crop-prospects.md) | +1.5% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/blogs/fundamentally-speaking/blog-post/2017/10/11/september-precip-top-corn-bean

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