# Drier winter weather pattern expands drought conditions - AgriLife Today

> The Texas AgriLife crop report says the High Plains, West Texas and East Texas are in extreme drought to abnormally dry, with little significant precipitation since September. A strong La Niña is expected to bring warmer, drier-than-average winter conditions to the state.

- Date: 2021-12-01 · published 2021-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43520-drier-winter-weather-pattern-expands-drought-conditions-agrilife-today
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Dry soils across Texas raise the risk of reduced winter wheat and sorghum acreage and yields in the southern Plains, which can support hard red winter wheat and sorghum prices.

## Read by commodity

- KWHEAT: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2026-03-26 | [Drought continues to expand in the Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13007-drought-continues-to-expand-in-the-plains-pro-farmer.md) | -0.6% | +7.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-01-30 | [U.S. grains: Winter wheat jumps as crop conditions drop - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67013-u-s-grains-winter-wheat-jumps-as-crop-conditions-drop-grainews.md) | +1.9% | +7.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-03-05 | [USA: drought conditions persist in many top corn growing states](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47956-usa-drought-conditions-persist-in-many-top-corn-growing-states.md) | -2.8% | -7.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-04-13 | [U.S. Hard Red Winter Wheat in Drought Adds Supply Concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41905-u-s-hard-red-winter-wheat-in-drought-adds-supply-concerns.md) | +0.1% | +2.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-05-31 | [Weather conditions drive up prices for wheat — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65073-weather-conditions-drive-up-prices-for-wheat-latifundist-com.md) | -0.2% | -14.9% |

## Sources

- agrilifetoday.tamu.edu: https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2021/11/30/drier-winter-weather-pattern-expands-drought-conditions/

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