# Farming News - Weather impacting on the Wheat Markets

> US winter wheat development is well behind last year, with 13% headed versus 30% a year earlier, and Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas have no or lagging headed crop. These three states account for just over half of US winter wheat plantings. Dry conditions in central Europe and the Balkans and a late Russian spring also support prices.

- Date: 2018-04-27 · published 2018-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11223-farming-news-weather-impacting-on-the-wheat-markets
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Slow US crop development raises yield risk for the largest winter wheat states, supporting HRW and global wheat prices. Tighter wheat supply lifts feed-grain alternatives and improves the cost outlook for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-30 | 1 | +2.3% | 3.2 | Winter wheat development lagging well behind last year in key HRW states, plus dry conditions in Europe and a late Russian spring, point to tighter supply and underpin the price rally. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2018-05-04 | [Farming News - Wheat trade focus is now on new crop and its weather issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65063-farming-news-wheat-trade-focus-is-now-on-new-crop-and-its-weather-issues.md) | -7.3% | -1.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-05-02 | [Massive US storm impacts wheat markets \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6138-massive-us-storm-impacts-wheat-markets-farm-online-act.md) | -4.5% | -4.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-04-22 | [Rabobank: ‘The wheat market is on fire’](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41887-rabobank-the-wheat-market-is-on-fire.md) | -0.1% | +13.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-08-23 | [Low falling numbers could have a big impact on wheat market - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28814-low-falling-numbers-could-have-a-big-impact-on-wheat-market-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +3.1% | +6.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-03-11 | [Dry weather fueling bulls - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65958-dry-weather-fueling-bulls-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming-markets.md) | -1.7% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-21 | [Farming News - Weekly snapshot of the wheat & OSR markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63133-farming-news-weekly-snapshot-of-the-wheat-and-osr-markets.md) | -0.1% | +7.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-16 | [Farming News - Wheat and OSR market update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9791-farming-news-wheat-and-osr-market-update.md) | +4.9% | +6.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-28 | [Farming News - ADM Wheat & OSR weekly market update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51661-farming-news-adm-wheat-and-osr-weekly-market-update.md) | -2.6% | +6.6% |

## Sources

- farming.co.uk: https://www.farming.co.uk/news/weather-impacting-on-the-wheat-markets-

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