# Drought conditions increase in lower Midwest - Pro Farmer

> The November 3 U.S. Drought Monitor shows 69.1% of the country in abnormal dryness or drought, down 3.5% from the prior week, with 44.0% in D1 or worse. Drought intensified in southern Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee, with 19% of corn acres and 28% of soybean acres in D1-D4 drought.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T18:11:25.345Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82150-drought-conditions-increase-in-lower-midwest-pro-farmer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Drought spreading into the lower Midwest during the harvest period adds some upside risk to corn and soybean supply expectations, though the national coverage has eased slightly and the near-term forecast is mostly dry rather than severely hot.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- WTI: neutral
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +4.3% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2026-02-12 | [Drought Monitor shows conditions intensify across the lower 48 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13016-drought-monitor-shows-conditions-intensify-across-the-lower-48-pro-farmer.md) | -0.0% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2026-01-08 | [Drought monitor shows mixed changes in the Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13023-drought-monitor-shows-mixed-changes-in-the-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | -3.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2026-07-27 | [Pro Farmer CCI shows largest weekly drop in corn conditions of the season - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12978-pro-farmer-cci-shows-largest-weekly-drop-in-corn-conditions-of-the-season-pro.md) | -4.8% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2026-03-26 | [Drought continues to expand in the Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13007-drought-continues-to-expand-in-the-plains-pro-farmer.md) | -2.5% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2026-09-10 | [Drought expands in the lower Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12961-drought-expands-in-the-lower-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | +1.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2026-02-12 | [Drought Monitor shows conditions intensify across the lower 48 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13016-drought-monitor-shows-conditions-intensify-across-the-lower-48-pro-farmer.md) | +1.5% | +7.9% |
| SOY | 2026-01-08 | [Drought monitor shows mixed changes in the Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13023-drought-monitor-shows-mixed-changes-in-the-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | -2.1% | +5.7% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/agriculture-news/drought-conditions-increase-lower-midwest

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