# Kansas has one of its smallest wheat crops in 50 years

> Drought, wildfires and high temperatures have produced one of Kansas's smallest wheat crops in 50 years. About 45% of the winter wheat crop across 18 states is in poor or very poor condition. Some farmers expect their worst yields in decades.

- Date: 2026-06-30 · published 2026-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18861-kansas-has-one-of-its-smallest-wheat-crops-in-50-years
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Severe losses in the largest HRW state cut hard red wheat supply and support prices. Higher wheat costs could feed through to flour, cereals and feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2026-03-26 | [Wheat spread hits one-year high as drought fears grow in US plains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20220-wheat-spread-hits-one-year-high-as-drought-fears-grow-in-us-plains.md) | -0.6% | +7.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2020-05-05 | [UK to see smallest wheat crops in decades: Carr’s Flour monthly Wheat Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53057-uk-to-see-smallest-wheat-crops-in-decades-carr-s-flour-monthly-wheat-report.md) | +2.5% | -6.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-09-09 | [Kansas wheat prices hit 3-year high - Axios Kansas City](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17523-kansas-wheat-prices-hit-3-year-high-axios-kansas-city.md) | -1.1% | -6.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-08-14 | [Kansas Corn, Soybean Crops See Tale of Two Seasons From East to West](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12974-kansas-corn-soybean-crops-see-tale-of-two-seasons-from-east-to-west.md) | +5.8% | +8.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-06-22 | [Hot, dry conditions scorch Kansas wheat — putting crops and farmers at risk : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40992-hot-dry-conditions-scorch-kansas-wheat-putting-crops-and-farmers-at-risk-npr.md) | -5.5% | -16.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-27 | [France to produce smallest soft wheat crop in 25 years \| 2020-07-27  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52048-france-to-produce-smallest-soft-wheat-crop-in-25-years-2020-07-27-world-grain.md) | +0.4% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-05 | [UK to see smallest wheat crops in decades: Carr’s Flour monthly Wheat Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53057-uk-to-see-smallest-wheat-crops-in-decades-carr-s-flour-monthly-wheat-report.md) | -1.7% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-21 | [Smallest national wheat crop in a decade  \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56538-smallest-national-wheat-crop-in-a-decade-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -2.2% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- cjonline.com: https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/state/2026/06/30/kansas-has-one-of-its-smallest-wheat-crops-in-50-years/90737087007/

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