# UNL climatologist: Keep an eye on the Southeast drought - Brownfield Ag News

> UNL agricultural climatologist Al Dutcher says the Southeast US drought may persist through winter if La Niña continues. He warns the drought could expand into the Eastern Corn Belt, where a wet spring could be followed by a dry summer. A persistent La Niña could also dry the Western Corn Belt.

- Date: 2016-12-02 · published 2016-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73408-unl-climatologist-keep-an-eye-on-the-southeast-drought-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A possible drought spreading into the Corn Belt would be a major upside risk for corn and soybean prices, though the outcome remains uncertain and the risk is for next season.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-01-05 | [Climatologist sees potential for 'drought development' - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66929-climatologist-sees-potential-for-drought-development-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.4% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2025-12-03 | [Climatologist: Winter weather patterns are not enough to relieve Eastern Corn Belt drought - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13036-climatologist-winter-weather-patterns-are-not-enough-to-relieve-eastern-corn.md) | +0.7% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2018-10-22 | [Floods and drought stricken corn on the same farms - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62379-floods-and-drought-stricken-corn-on-the-same-farms-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.2% | -6.0% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2022-07-28 | [Soybeans continue to climb on weather concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8747-soybeans-continue-to-climb-on-weather-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.4% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2025-12-03 | [Climatologist: Winter weather patterns are not enough to relieve Eastern Corn Belt drought - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13036-climatologist-winter-weather-patterns-are-not-enough-to-relieve-eastern-corn.md) | -3.3% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 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) | +0.1% | +12.3% |
| SOY | 2022-07-28 | [Soybeans continue to climb on weather concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8747-soybeans-continue-to-climb-on-weather-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/unl-climatologist-keep-eye-southeast-drought/

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