# Pacific Northwest Drought Signals Yield and Potential Quality Problems

> Hot, dry weather in Washington, Oregon and Idaho has left much of the Pacific Northwest in drought, the driest conditions in a generation. Soft white wheat FOB prices are up $4 a bushel year on year, and farmers are reluctant to forward contract new crop.

- Date: 2021-06-23 · published 2021-06-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46638-pacific-northwest-drought-signals-yield-and-potential-quality-problems
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower yields and higher protein levels could cut soft white supplies and raise export prices. Traders' caution on new-crop sales adds to upward price pressure.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-28 | [Wheat climbs on signs of drought damage in northern U.S. Plains \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46100-wheat-climbs-on-signs-of-drought-damage-in-northern-u-s-plains-financial-post.md) | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-31 | [Drought is a problem for soybeans in Argentina - Grains & Commodity Analysis \| Boerenbusiness. Nl](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13887-drought-is-a-problem-for-soybeans-in-argentina-grains-and-commodity-analysis.md) | -1.7% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-22 | [Record grain harvest potential for Western Australian farmers as prices spike on east coast drought - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63501-record-grain-harvest-potential-for-western-australian-farmers-as-prices-spike.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-05 | [PR 2025/26 Harvest: Drought reduces the potential of second-crop corn - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13435-pr-2025-26-harvest-drought-reduces-the-potential-of-second-crop-corn-cultivar.md) | +1.8% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-30 | [Northern Plains see drought expand following hot weather - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12976-northern-plains-see-drought-expand-following-hot-weather-pro-farmer.md) | -1.3% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- uswheat.org: https://uswheat.org/wheatletter/pacific-northwest-drought-signals-yield-and-potential-wheat-quality-problems/

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