# Global Wheat Supplies Face New Threats as Drought Levels Rise, Gro’s Model Shows

> Gro Intelligence's model shows drought at levels not seen worldwide in at least two decades across France, the Middle East and the US Midwest. It says this threatens to slow the replenishment of depleted global wheat supplies and raises food security risks.

- Date: 2022-05-20 · published 2022-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41360-global-wheat-supplies-face-new-threats-as-drought-levels-rise-gro-s-model-shows
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Widespread drought in major wheat regions tightens global supplies and supports wheat prices, especially as stocks are already depleted.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-09 | [US Winter Wheat Production Won’t Ease Tight Global Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42322-us-winter-wheat-production-won-t-ease-tight-global-supplies.md) | -3.1% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-30 | [Wheat Prices Jump as Drought Threatens U.S. Output - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19766-wheat-prices-jump-as-drought-threatens-u-s-output-wsj.md) | -3.2% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-10-09 | [Wheat rises as dry weather fans fears of tighter supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33576-wheat-rises-as-dry-weather-fans-fears-of-tighter-supply.md) | +5.3% | +5.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- gro-intelligence.com: https://www.gro-intelligence.com/insights/global-wheat-supplies-face-new-threats-as-drought-levels-rise-gro-s-model-shows

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