# Drought threatens U.S. wheat production despite acreage bump

> US farmers expanded winter wheat plantings by 11%, encouraged by high prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, relatively low input costs and expanded crop insurance. The article frames drought as a threat to the resulting US wheat production.

- Date: 2023-02-02 · published 2023-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37378-drought-threatens-u-s-wheat-production-despite-acreage-bump
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A larger US winter wheat area adds future supply, but drought risk could offset the acreage gain and limit any bearish pressure on wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- KWHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-24 | [Wheat acreage likely to remain steady despite weak monsoon rainfall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/742-wheat-acreage-likely-to-remain-steady-despite-weak-monsoon-rainfall.md) | -0.6% | — |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-05 | [Wild Wheat Swings Spurred by U.S. Drought Threat, Export Outlook - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6176-wild-wheat-swings-spurred-by-u-s-drought-threat-export-outlook-bloomberg.md) | -0.9% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-29 | [Global wheat production recovers but frost is a danger](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57621-global-wheat-production-recovers-but-frost-is-a-danger.md) | -3.2% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-10 | [Wheat production: anticipating climate risks in France up to 2100 \| INRAE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20526-wheat-production-anticipating-climate-risks-in-france-up-to-2100-inrae.md) | +1.9% | +6.3% |
| WHEAT | 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) | +0.1% | +1.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-04-05 | [Wheat production likely to be lower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71542-wheat-production-likely-to-be-lower.md) | +1.9% | +6.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-04-26 | [Wheat planting begins under drought cloud \| SBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59524-wheat-planting-begins-under-drought-cloud-sbs-news.md) | -2.8% | +5.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-12-14 | [World Wheat Conditions Roundup - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67426-world-wheat-conditions-roundup-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +5.9% | +6.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/drought-threatens-us-wheat-production-despite-acreage-bump-2023-02-02/

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