# Drought Status Update for the Northern Great Plains | May 10, 2021 | Drought.gov

> The National Integrated Drought Information System reported widespread moderate to extreme drought across the Northern Great Plains as of May 7. North Dakota had extreme drought (D3) across 85% of the state, and some farmers were unable to plant spring wheat. Forecasts showed little relief this summer.

- Date: 2021-05-10 · published 2021-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46942-drought-status-update-for-the-northern-great-plains-may-10-2021-drought-gov
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lost spring wheat acreage and poor pasture conditions tighten Plains supplies and may push some ranchers to cull herds, supporting wheat prices and feed-hay costs.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: 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 | 2022-03-17 | [Southern Plains Drought Status Update \| March 17, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42194-southern-plains-drought-status-update-march-17-2022-drought-gov.md) | +3.6% | +9.5% |
| 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 | 2017-06-30 | [Wheat futures rally amid worsening drought in the Northern Plains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6178-wheat-futures-rally-amid-worsening-drought-in-the-northern-plains.md) | +9.6% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-17 | [Southern Plains Drought Status Update \| March 17, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42194-southern-plains-drought-status-update-march-17-2022-drought-gov.md) | +15.8% | +5.9% |
| 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 | 2021-08-25 | [Drought Status Update for the North Central U.S. \| August 26, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45405-drought-status-update-for-the-north-central-u-s-august-26-2021-drought-gov.md) | +0.0% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- drought.gov: https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/drought-status-update-northern-great-plains

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