# Northern Plains drought intensifies

> The US Drought Monitor shows extreme drought reaching parts of the Dakotas and eastern Montana, with drought or abnormally dry conditions scattered across the Plains and Corn Belt. Heavy rains improved conditions in much of the central Midwest, though some areas in Iowa, Ohio and Michigan are drying out.

- Date: 2017-06-22 · published 2017-06-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70338-northern-plains-drought-intensifies
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Drought in the Northern Plains threatens corn and other crops in the region and can tighten feed grain supplies, supporting corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-07-12 | [Drought Likely to Worsen in Northern Plains, Patches of Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69809-drought-likely-to-worsen-in-northern-plains-patches-of-midwest.md) | -4.1% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2017-08-04 | [Northern Plains drought shows why revenue protection belongs in plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69512-northern-plains-drought-shows-why-revenue-protection-belongs-in-plan.md) | -1.9% | -5.5% |
| 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 | 2026-07-30 | [Northern Plains see drought expand following hot weather - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12976-northern-plains-see-drought-expand-following-hot-weather-pro-farmer.md) | -2.5% | +9.4% |
| CORN | 2021-07-28 | [Wheat climbs on signs of drought damage in northern U.S. Plains \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46100-wheat-climbs-on-signs-of-drought-damage-in-northern-u-s-plains-financial-post.md) | +0.3% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- agupdate.com: https://agupdate.com/crops/northern-plains-drought-intensifies/article_7459931e-5786-11e7-8e02-c3cc9a26876e.html

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