# Sdo discussion

> The NOAA Climate Prediction Center's Seasonal Drought Outlook says drought covers nearly 70% of the Western US and is expected to persist in California and the Southwest. A third consecutive La Nina winter is strongly favored, which points to another below-average wet season across the southern Western Region.

- Date: 2022-12-01 · published 2022-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38158-sdo-discussion
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent Western US drought weighs on regional hay and forage supplies, supporting feed costs for cattle and dairy buyers in the western states.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- MILK: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-03-01 | [Sdo discussion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42195-sdo-discussion.md) | +4.7% | +12.1% |
| CORN | 2022-07-14 | [Climate Prediction Center: ENSO Diagnostic Discussion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40387-climate-prediction-center-enso-diagnostic-discussion.md) | -12.5% | -12.4% |
| CORN | 2025-10-09 | [Climate Prediction Center: ENSO Diagnostic Discussion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22309-climate-prediction-center-enso-diagnostic-discussion.md) | -0.9% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2021-10-14 | [Climate Prediction Center: ENSO Diagnostic Discussion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44466-climate-prediction-center-enso-diagnostic-discussion.md) | +3.2% | +13.8% |
| CORN | 2021-06-13 | [The latest #ElNiño/Southern Oscillation (#ENSO) Diagnostic Discussion is hot off the presses from the #Climate Prediction Center – Coyote Gulch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46483-the-latest-elnino-southern-oscillation-enso-diagnostic-discussion-is-hot-off.md) | -2.8% | -4.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-07-15 | [Cattle and beef markets looking for summer direction: Peel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58218-cattle-and-beef-markets-looking-for-summer-direction-peel.md) | +0.5% | +1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-08-22 | [US cattle herd expansion slowdown \| Meat & Livestock Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63471-us-cattle-herd-expansion-slowdown-meat-and-livestock-australia.md) | -1.1% | +2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-06-24 | [Drought conditions pull cattle forward in 2022; limited cattle supplies draw down 2023 production - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41082-drought-conditions-pull-cattle-forward-in-2022-limited-cattle-supplies-draw.md) | +1.3% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- cpc.ncep.noaa.gov: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/SDO/sdo_archive/2022/12/sdo_discussion.txt

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