# KUOW - Forage seeds sold out, cattle sales up amid impending second year of West-wide drought

> Seed suppliers in Washington state report oats and barley for forage are sold out, with remaining seed priced at about double normal. The region faces a second straight year of severe drought after one of its driest years since 1895.

- Date: 2022-03-31 · published 2022-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42341-kuow-forage-seeds-sold-out-cattle-sales-up-amid-impending-second-year-of-west
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-driven forage shortages push ranchers toward purchased feed and forage, supporting oat, barley and cattle feed demand in the US West.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2023-08-09 | [Drought drives big drop in wheat and oat forecast amid long-term shift to corn and soybeans — Spot On South Dakota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34647-drought-drives-big-drop-in-wheat-and-oat-forecast-amid-long-term-shift-to-corn.md) | +4.6% | +15.6% |
| OATS | 2021-10-08 | [An Oat-Killing Drought Is Signaling Inflation for Breakfast Staples](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44611-an-oat-killing-drought-is-signaling-inflation-for-breakfast-staples.md) | +2.0% | +19.0% |
| OATS | 2018-08-07 | [US-China Trade War Or European Drought? Oats Futures Rally Anyhow \| Investing.com Canada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63577-us-china-trade-war-or-european-drought-oats-futures-rally-anyhow-investing-com.md) | -1.3% | -10.5% |
| OATS | 2023-06-05 | [Australia sees wheat, barley output dropping by a third next year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35408-australia-sees-wheat-barley-output-dropping-by-a-third-next-year.md) | +6.2% | +12.4% |
| OATS | 2021-11-04 | [As demand for oat milk increases, oat supplies wanes due to drought, demand \| Dairy Processing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44115-as-demand-for-oat-milk-increases-oat-supplies-wanes-due-to-drought-demand-dairy.md) | -0.9% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- kuow.org: https://www.kuow.org/stories/forage-seeds-sold-out-cattle-sales-up-amid-impending-second-year-of-west-wide-drought

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