# Kansas farmers abandon wheat fields after extreme drought

> Farmers in Kansas are abandoning large portions of wheat fields after an extreme drought, with at least 60% of the crop expected to be abandoned around Lakin in southwestern Kansas. A wheat protein facility in Russell will need to source wheat from other parts of the state.

- Date: 2023-05-22 · published 2023-05-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35986-kansas-farmers-abandon-wheat-fields-after-extreme-drought
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy abandonment in Kansas cuts hard red winter wheat supply, supporting HRW prices and raising wheat feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2026-06-22 | [After drought and wildfires, wheat farmers in the Great Plains are in for a rough year \| HPPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18863-after-drought-and-wildfires-wheat-farmers-in-the-great-plains-are-in-for-a.md) | -5.1% | +12.4% |
| 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% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-05-01 | [Hard Red Winter Wheat Crop Rivals 2023 Disaster After Drought and Freeze Damage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19782-hard-red-winter-wheat-crop-rivals-2023-disaster-after-drought-and-freeze-damage.md) | -3.4% | -4.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-11-20 | [Russian farmers ditch wheat for other crops after heavy losses](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27441-russian-farmers-ditch-wheat-for-other-crops-after-heavy-losses.md) | -1.4% | -1.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-03-26 | [Extreme weather added drought pressure to High Plains - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13013-extreme-weather-added-drought-pressure-to-high-plains-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.6% | +7.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-15 | [Argentina wheat farmers abandon some lots due to drought, exchange says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39652-argentina-wheat-farmers-abandon-some-lots-due-to-drought-exchange-says-reuters.md) | +5.5% | -9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-22 | [After drought and wildfires, wheat farmers in the Great Plains are in for a rough year \| HPPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18863-after-drought-and-wildfires-wheat-farmers-in-the-great-plains-are-in-for-a.md) | -1.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-23 | [Canadian farmers face drought threat as global wheat, canola prices soar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42232-canadian-farmers-face-drought-threat-as-global-wheat-canola-prices-soar.md) | +1.3% | -9.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/kansas-farmers-abandon-wheat-fields-after-extreme-drought-2023-05-22/

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