# Hot and dry conditions continue across much of Midwest - Brownfield Ag News

> Hot, dry conditions with temperatures of 95 to 100 degrees are persisting across much of the Midwest, with some Iowa farms reporting two weeks without rain. Farmers say corn at the V6 to V7 stage could see yield impacts if the heat continues.

- Date: 2017-06-12 · published 2017-06-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70339-hot-and-dry-conditions-continue-across-much-of-midwest-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Heat stress during key corn development stages raises the risk of yield losses, which would support corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-09-14 | [Meteorologist is watching dry conditions in Brazil - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56902-meteorologist-is-watching-dry-conditions-in-brazil-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.4% | +8.3% |
| CORN | 2020-05-27 | [Wet, warm & humid across most of the Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52964-wet-warm-and-humid-across-most-of-the-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.4% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-07-26 | [Dryness expands across parts of the Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57921-dryness-expands-across-parts-of-the-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.2% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2023-12-19 | [Dry conditions to return to Brazil, crop impact unclear - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13606-dry-conditions-to-return-to-brazil-crop-impact-unclear-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.6% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2021-04-08 | [Drought conditions top of mind as farmers ease into the planting season - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47441-drought-conditions-top-of-mind-as-farmers-ease-into-the-planting-season.md) | +3.6% | +25.3% |
| SOY | 2019-09-14 | [Meteorologist is watching dry conditions in Brazil - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56902-meteorologist-is-watching-dry-conditions-in-brazil-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +5.8% |
| SOY | 2019-07-26 | [Dryness expands across parts of the Corn Belt - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57921-dryness-expands-across-parts-of-the-corn-belt-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -4.0% | -3.0% |
| SOY | 2023-12-19 | [Dry conditions to return to Brazil, crop impact unclear - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13606-dry-conditions-to-return-to-brazil-crop-impact-unclear-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.0% | -8.6% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/hot-dry-conditions-continue-across-much-midwest/

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