
Missouri has completed its fifth consecutive drought-affected growing season in 2026, a run state climatologist Zack Leasor compares only to the early 1930s and early 1950s. Forecasters expect a near-record El Niño to bring increased rainfall to the state through 2027.
Multi-year drought in Missouri hit pastures and southwest growing areas, but corn yields held up in key regions. An expected wet El Niño season is a weather-driven outlook with limited near-term price impact for feed buyers.
After 449 past neutral weather events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.6%), and +0.7% over 20.
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