# Dryness Noted in Western Corn Belt Ratings

> DTN reports very dry conditions in the western and southern Corn Belt while the eastern Corn Belt is very wet. Pollinating corn and soybean ratings fell 3 to 4 points in Nebraska and Iowa, and Des Moines hit 101 F on July 14.

- Date: 2017-07-25 · published 2017-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69798-dryness-noted-in-western-corn-belt-ratings
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Yield losses in Nebraska and Iowa, two major corn and soy producers, support corn and soybean prices. Feed costs would rise if the stress persists, though forecast rain could ease it.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-09-29 | [Western Corn Belt Rain Ahead](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68876-western-corn-belt-rain-ahead.md) | +3.1% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2025-03-28 | [NOAA Projects Intensified Drought in the Western Corn Belt - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13108-noaa-projects-intensified-drought-in-the-western-corn-belt-proag.md) | +0.5% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2024-04-18 | [IRI Summer Forecast Points to Western Corn Belt Dryness Due to La Nina Influence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13193-iri-summer-forecast-points-to-western-corn-belt-dryness-due-to-la-nina-influence.md) | -0.4% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2026-06-23 | [Dryness Concerns Continue for Section of Northern Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12989-dryness-concerns-continue-for-section-of-northern-corn-belt.md) | -4.1% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2024-02-29 | [Corn Belt Dryness is a Concern as Spring Gets Underway](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13204-corn-belt-dryness-is-a-concern-as-spring-gets-underway.md) | +3.7% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2017-09-29 | [Western Corn Belt Rain Ahead](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68876-western-corn-belt-rain-ahead.md) | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2025-03-28 | [NOAA Projects Intensified Drought in the Western Corn Belt - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13108-noaa-projects-intensified-drought-in-the-western-corn-belt-proag.md) | -0.5% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2024-04-18 | [IRI Summer Forecast Points to Western Corn Belt Dryness Due to La Nina Influence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13193-iri-summer-forecast-points-to-western-corn-belt-dryness-due-to-la-nina-influence.md) | +1.4% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/Ag/blogs/ag-weather-forum/blog-post/2017/07/25/dryness-noted-western-corn-belt

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