# Expanded Dryness Intensifies Drought, U.S. Drought Monitor Report Shows

> The U.S. Drought Monitor reported that continued dryness expanded or intensified drought across the Rockies, Great Plains, Mississippi Valley, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Little or no precipitation fell on the High Plains, and water levels in ponds remained low.

- Date: 2021-12-02 · published 2021-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13403-expanded-dryness-intensifies-drought-u-s-drought-monitor-report-shows
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Dry conditions in the Plains can cut winter wheat planting and early crop establishment, which mildly supports HRW wheat prices and feed-grain values.

## Read by commodity

- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 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) | +5.0% | +11.7% |
| KWHEAT | 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) | -1.7% | +1.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-03-13 | [Drought threat intensifies for U.S. Plains winter wheat crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66052-drought-threat-intensifies-for-u-s-plains-winter-wheat-crop.md) | -7.6% | +2.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-05-21 | [Drought Monitor shows slight improvement in Midwest - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12992-drought-monitor-shows-slight-improvement-in-midwest-pro-farmer.md) | -4.8% | -7.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-05-31 | [Drought and U.S. Rail Rates Prop Up U.S. Export Prices - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64934-drought-and-u-s-rail-rates-prop-up-u-s-export-prices-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | -0.2% | -14.9% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/news/crops/expanded-dryness-intensifies-drought-us-drought-monitor-report-shows

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