# Possible frost damage to crops in the United States supported wheat prices, which are gradually declining

> Severe frosts reaching -21°C in parts of the US Plains and Midwest on January 20-22 may have killed up to 15% of unprotected winter wheat, according to the Commodity Weather Group. Wheat futures rose on the news, with Chicago SRW up 1.8% and Kansas City HRW up 1.4% on January 28, while Ukraine's winter crops face moisture shortages.

- Date: 2025-01-29 · published 2025-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26543-possible-frost-damage-to-crops-in-the-united-states-supported-wheat-prices
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Potential US winter wheat losses tighten the supply outlook and support wheat prices, though the gain is limited by ample stocks and Black Sea export competition.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-15 | [The price of wheat in the United States and Europe has increased dramatically](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12091-the-price-of-wheat-in-the-united-states-and-europe-has-increased-dramatically.md) | +11.2% | +10.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-13 | [A"maize"ing global support for wheat prices \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47137-a-maize-ing-global-support-for-wheat-prices-the-land-nsw.md) | -1.8% | -4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-26 | [Severe Christmas frosts in the USA led to a speculative increase in wheat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38286-severe-christmas-frosts-in-the-usa-led-to-a-speculative-increase-in-wheat-prices.md) | +0.8% | -7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-31 | [War with Iran and dry weather in the US are pushing up US wheat prices, but they are limited by significant supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20213-war-with-iran-and-dry-weather-in-the-us-are-pushing-up-us-wheat-prices-but-they.md) | -0.7% | +1.7% |
| 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% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-05-15 | [The price of wheat in the United States and Europe has increased dramatically](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12091-the-price-of-wheat-in-the-united-states-and-europe-has-increased-dramatically.md) | +8.5% | +15.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-12-26 | [Severe Christmas frosts in the USA led to a speculative increase in wheat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38286-severe-christmas-frosts-in-the-usa-led-to-a-speculative-increase-in-wheat-prices.md) | -0.6% | -3.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-03-31 | [War with Iran and dry weather in the US are pushing up US wheat prices, but they are limited by significant supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20213-war-with-iran-and-dry-weather-in-the-us-are-pushing-up-us-wheat-prices-but-they.md) | -3.0% | +11.3% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/possible-frost-damage-to-crops-in-the-united-states-supported-wheat-prices-which-are-gradually-declining/

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