# Corn, sorghum faring well despite dry spell

> Texas A&M AgriLife experts say corn and sorghum fields across Texas look good despite weeks of dry weather. Corn and sorghum acreage in the High Plains is down this year as growers shift to cotton, which is about 15 cents per pound higher than last year.

- Date: 2017-06-04 · published 2017-06-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70577-corn-sorghum-faring-well-despite-dry-spell
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower High Plains corn and sorghum acreage tightens the outlook for those crops, but good crop condition offsets much of the concern about drought.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-04-28 | [Corn, sorghum crops fare well in areas with moisture; prices looking up - AgriLife Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19796-corn-sorghum-crops-fare-well-in-areas-with-moisture-prices-looking-up-agrilife.md) | +1.8% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2026-05-01 | [Corn, Sorghum Crops Fare Well in Areas with Moisture; Prices Looking Up \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19342-corn-sorghum-crops-fare-well-in-areas-with-moisture-prices-looking-up-industry.md) | -1.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2019-02-19 | [Sorghum rallies on ongoing dry weather \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60658-sorghum-rallies-on-ongoing-dry-weather-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | +0.2% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2023-08-15 | [Soybeans down despite dry weather concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5617-soybeans-down-despite-dry-weather-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2022-10-05 | [Why are the Corn and Soybean Crops Drying So Slowly? - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13321-why-are-the-corn-and-soybean-crops-drying-so-slowly-farmdoc.md) | +0.9% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- wacotrib.com: https://wacotrib.com/corn-sorghum-faring-well-despite-dry-spell/article_ad69c08f-5847-5158-8435-5aa2bb60f209.html

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