# Heat, dryness to focus on Southern Plains, Delta this summer

> MDA Weather Services' summer forecast calls for warm temperatures across the Midwest, Delta and Plains, with the hottest and driest conditions focused on the southern Plains and Delta. Near-normal rain is expected in the northern, central and eastern Midwest, and Northern Plains spring wheat dryness should ease by late June.

- Date: 2017-06-05 · published 2017-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70341-heat-dryness-to-focus-on-southern-plains-delta-this-summer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Expected heat stress in the southern Plains and Delta could trim some yield potential, though forecast rainfall in the core Midwest limits the risk to overall US supply.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-06-21 | [Hot, dry weather stresses crops in heart of the Corn Belt and Northern Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46417-hot-dry-weather-stresses-crops-in-heart-of-the-corn-belt-and-northern-plains.md) | -3.3% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2026-05-29 | [Will Midwest Dryness Hurt Corn and Soybean Yields This Summer?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12998-will-midwest-dryness-hurt-corn-and-soybean-yields-this-summer.md) | -5.3% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2022-01-11 | [The heat is on in South America - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43043-the-heat-is-on-in-south-america-grain-central.md) | -2.8% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2018-05-22 | [U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on Plains dryness, technical buying - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10917-u-s-grains-wheat-rallies-on-plains-dryness-technical-buying-agcanada.md) | +0.7% | -7.9% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2018-12-19 | [Heat and Dryness in Southern Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61424-heat-and-dryness-in-southern-brazil.md) | -4.2% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2021-06-21 | [Hot, dry weather stresses crops in heart of the Corn Belt and Northern Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46417-hot-dry-weather-stresses-crops-in-heart-of-the-corn-belt-and-northern-plains.md) | -4.7% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2026-05-29 | [Will Midwest Dryness Hurt Corn and Soybean Yields This Summer?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12998-will-midwest-dryness-hurt-corn-and-soybean-yields-this-summer.md) | -5.4% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/market-news/heat-dryness-to-focus-on-southern-plains-delta-this-summer

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