# Dry Conditions Continue Affecting Global Wheat Production

> USDA cut its 2021/22 global wheat production estimate by over 2 million tonnes in February, with drought reducing crops in Iran, Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Egypt. These Middle Eastern countries are expected to import 35.5 million tonnes, increasing reliance on Russian supply.

- Date: 2022-02-17 · published 2022-02-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42757-dry-conditions-continue-affecting-global-wheat-production
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher import demand from drought-hit Middle Eastern countries tightens global wheat balances and supports wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-29 | [Outlook Dims for Global Spring Wheat Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48188-outlook-dims-for-global-spring-wheat-production.md) | -0.5% | +4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-13 | [Global Production Continues to Decrease Due to Weather Problems in Australia and Russia - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7510-global-production-continues-to-decrease-due-to-weather-problems-in-australia.md) | +2.5% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-22 | [Dry conditions, war ruffle U.S. wheat market \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19772-dry-conditions-war-ruffle-u-s-wheat-market-capital-press.md) | +1.2% | +2.3% |
| 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 | 2022-06-16 | [Dry conditions in Argentina cut crop’s size \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14028-dry-conditions-in-argentina-cut-crop-s-size-the-western-producer.md) | -2.3% | -13.8% |

## Sources

- uswheat.org: https://uswheat.org/wheatletter/dry-conditions-continue-affecting-global-wheat-production/

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