# California-Nevada Drought Status Update | October 18, 2022 | Drought.gov

> NIDIS reports California and Nevada remain in nearly 100% moderate-to-exceptional drought after three consecutive driest water years on record. A third La Niña winter is forecast for Water Year 2023, suggesting continued dryness in southern parts of both states.

- Date: 2022-10-18 · published 2022-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39030-california-nevada-drought-status-update-october-18-2022-drought-gov
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Drought in California and Nevada pressures pasture and hay availability, which can push western cattle producers to sell or buy more feed, though the regional effect on national feed prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-30 | [Western Snow Season 2022-23 Preview: A Look at Water Supplies and the Winter Outlook in 10 Maps \| November 30, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38581-western-snow-season-2022-23-preview-a-look-at-water-supplies-and-the-winter.md) | -0.3% | +1.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-26 | [Input Prices, Drought Impacting Cattle Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41540-input-prices-drought-impacting-cattle-markets.md) | -0.2% | +2.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-03-18 | [Here’s One Way Satellite Observations Can Alert Farmers and Ranchers to Impending Flash Droughts \| NESDIS \| National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59920-here-s-one-way-satellite-observations-can-alert-farmers-and-ranchers-to.md) | -0.2% | -2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-05-29 | [Brazil on drought alert, faces worst dry spell in 91 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46926-brazil-on-drought-alert-faces-worst-dry-spell-in-91-years.md) | +0.4% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-07-29 | [Beef Market Update: Quiet trade week as we get closer to the halfway point of summer - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64172-beef-market-update-quiet-trade-week-as-we-get-closer-to-the-halfway-point-of.md) | +0.5% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- drought.gov: https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/california-nevada-drought-status-update-10-18-22

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