# DTN Ag Weather Brief

> The DTN brief reports a large western ridge with troughs over Canada, unusually warm temperatures, and frost damage in the Central and Southern Plains. Little precipitation is forecast for the Plains, and drought is growing in the southwestern Plains. Winter wheat conditions are expected to deteriorate.

- Date: 2026-03-19 · published 2026-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13010-dtn-ag-weather-brief
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Frost damage followed by heat and dryness hurts Plains winter wheat, which can support hard red winter wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2020-10-06 | [Dry, milder weather across the Heartland - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50498-dry-milder-weather-across-the-heartland-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.2% | +5.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-03-06 | [Winter wheat up on early emergence, dry weather - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72048-winter-wheat-up-on-early-emergence-dry-weather-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.6% | -9.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-06-29 | [Wheat surges on weather concerns in Plains - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9719-wheat-surges-on-weather-concerns-in-plains-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +15.0% | +4.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-01-29 | [Wheat turns up: Dry weather and a weak dollar drive up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21096-wheat-turns-up-dry-weather-and-a-weak-dollar-drive-up.md) | -2.2% | +1.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-04-25 | [Wheat hits two-week high on dry US weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65543-wheat-hits-two-week-high-on-dry-us-weather.md) | +8.1% | +9.7% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2026/03/19/dtn-ag-weather-brief

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