# Highlighting Drought's Effects on Agriculture | June 2, 2017 | Drought.gov

> The National Drought Mitigation Center and USDA released maps showing where drought is affecting cattle, hogs, sheep, hay and alfalfa production across the continental US. The maps are updated weekly from the Drought Monitor, and field crop maps for corn, cotton, soybeans and wheat are planned.

- Date: 2017-06-02 · published 2017-06-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70344-highlighting-drought-s-effects-on-agriculture-june-2-2017-drought-gov
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The tool improves visibility into drought-driven livestock and forage stress, which can influence feed demand and cattle and hay prices, but it does not itself signal a price move.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-09 | [Declining Crop Prices, Rising Production and Exports Highlight U.S. Agricultural Projections to 2032 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13299-declining-crop-prices-rising-production-and-exports-highlight-u-s-agricultural.md) | -1.3% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2022-02-27 | [USDA releases new report on barging and agriculture - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16731-usda-releases-new-report-on-barging-and-agriculture-high-plains-journal.md) | +10.4% | +14.4% |
| CORN | 2016-12-22 | [Agriculture and AgriFood Canada raises 2016-17 grain and oilseed ending stock projections - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73439-agriculture-and-agrifood-canada-raises-2016-17-grain-and-oilseed-ending-stock.md) | +0.4% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2022-12-14 | [Plan on 2023 being best crop ever, Minnesota scientist says looking at yields despite drought - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13315-plan-on-2023-being-best-crop-ever-minnesota-scientist-says-looking-at-yields.md) | +0.8% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2022-01-18 | [Texas Agriculture Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43456-texas-agriculture-daily.md) | +2.5% | +9.1% |
| SOY | 2023-02-09 | [Declining Crop Prices, Rising Production and Exports Highlight U.S. Agricultural Projections to 2032 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13299-declining-crop-prices-rising-production-and-exports-highlight-u-s-agricultural.md) | +0.4% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2022-02-27 | [USDA releases new report on barging and agriculture - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16731-usda-releases-new-report-on-barging-and-agriculture-high-plains-journal.md) | +5.4% | +7.5% |
| SOY | 2022-12-14 | [Plan on 2023 being best crop ever, Minnesota scientist says looking at yields despite drought - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13315-plan-on-2023-being-best-crop-ever-minnesota-scientist-says-looking-at-yields.md) | -0.1% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- drought.gov: https://www.drought.gov/news/highlighting-droughts-effects-agriculture

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.