# Southern Plains Drought Status Update | March 17, 2022 | Drought.gov

> The Drought.gov Southern Plains update for March 17, 2022 reports exceptional D4 drought developing across parts of Texas, Oklahoma and southwest Kansas, with severe and extreme drought spreading in central Texas and Oklahoma. Drought is likely to persist through June.

- Date: 2022-03-17 · published 2022-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42194-southern-plains-drought-status-update-march-17-2022-drought-gov
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Dry conditions across the US Southern Plains hard red winter wheat belt threaten yields and could tighten HRW supplies, supporting KWHEAT prices and feed grain sentiment.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2021-03-26 | [Drought Update for the Southern Plains DEWS \| March 26, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48023-drought-update-for-the-southern-plains-dews-march-26-2021-drought-gov.md) | -0.3% | +18.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-05-10 | [Drought Status Update for the Northern Great Plains \| May 10, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46942-drought-status-update-for-the-northern-great-plains-may-10-2021-drought-gov.md) | -10.4% | -13.4% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-02-24 | [Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S. \| February 24, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13382-drought-status-update-for-the-north-central-u-s-february-24-2022-drought-gov.md) | +17.5% | +21.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-10-25 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest and Missouri River Basin \| October 25, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13319-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-and-missouri-river-basin-october-25-2022.md) | +4.3% | -0.4% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-09-08 | [The El Niño-Southern Oscillation and Drought Outlook in the United States \| September 8, 2025 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22788-the-el-nino-southern-oscillation-and-drought-outlook-in-the-united-states.md) | +1.1% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-10 | [Drought Status Update for the Northern Great Plains \| May 10, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46942-drought-status-update-for-the-northern-great-plains-may-10-2021-drought-gov.md) | +3.5% | -1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-02 | [Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S. \| July 2, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45913-drought-status-update-for-the-north-central-u-s-july-2-2021-drought-gov.md) | -2.4% | -4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-25 | [Drought Status Update for the Midwest and Missouri River Basin \| October 25, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13319-drought-status-update-for-the-midwest-and-missouri-river-basin-october-25-2022.md) | -5.1% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- drought.gov: https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/southern-plains-drought-status-update-3-17-22

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