# How is the 2017 Growing Season Shaping Up?

> A Missouri farmer column notes that drought monitor coverage has expanded across Missouri, southern Iowa and about half of Indiana and Illinois as of early March. Soil is at maximum water-holding capacity, and the author suggests that drought in the heart of the Corn Belt could lift crop prices.

- Date: 2017-03-03 · published 2017-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71836-how-is-the-2017-growing-season-shaping-up
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding drought in core Corn Belt states is a possible bullish factor for corn and soybeans if dryness persists into planting season.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-08-20 | [Come gRain or Shine - How Good is the New Grain Season? - Tradeviews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45742-come-grain-or-shine-how-good-is-the-new-grain-season-tradeviews.md) | +0.4% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2022-07-01 | [La Nina to Continue Through 2022 Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40393-la-nina-to-continue-through-2022-growing-season.md) | +3.4% | -13.7% |
| CORN | 2018-03-06 | [Outlook for the 2018 growing season \| Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65927-outlook-for-the-2018-growing-season-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast.md) | +2.7% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2025-02-25 | [2025 Growing Season Weather Update: Uncertainty After La Nina; Hotter, Drier This Summer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25963-2025-growing-season-weather-update-uncertainty-after-la-nina-hotter-drier-this.md) | -5.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2025-12-26 | [Assessing the 2025 growing season while anticipating the 2026 outlook \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13032-assessing-the-2025-growing-season-while-anticipating-the-2026-outlook-ag-proud.md) | -1.8% | -2.6% |
| SOY | 2022-07-01 | [La Nina to Continue Through 2022 Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40393-la-nina-to-continue-through-2022-growing-season.md) | -2.7% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2022-04-21 | [How are weather patterns shaping up for 2022?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41773-how-are-weather-patterns-shaping-up-for-2022.md) | -1.2% | -4.8% |
| SOY | 2024-01-26 | [Drought, Disease, Pests Impacted the 2023 Soybean Growing Season - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13213-drought-disease-pests-impacted-the-2023-soybean-growing-season-proag.md) | -1.6% | -7.4% |

## Sources

- kdhlradio.com: https://kdhlradio.com/the-2017-growing-season/

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