# Continued Plains, Western Midwest Drought Expected

> NOAA's seasonal drought outlook calls for drought to continue or develop across much of the Plains and western Iowa through May. Winter wheat in the central region has been stressed by drought and extreme cold, with mid-February temperatures as much as 40 degrees below normal. Low moisture content in the snowpack adds to concern.

- Date: 2021-02-22 · published 2021-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US Plains · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48478-continued-plains-western-midwest-drought-expected
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Damage to Plains winter wheat cuts hard red winter supply and supports wheat prices. Dryness in the western Corn Belt also raises the risk to spring corn and soybean crops.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: 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 | 2026-05-25 | [Map: Summer Drought Expected to B... \| Syngenta CA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12993-map-summer-drought-expected-to-b-syngenta-ca.md) | -5.1% | -9.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-06-25 | [Midwest crops fare well amid variable drought \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12983-midwest-crops-fare-well-amid-variable-drought-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.0% | +23.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-02-12 | [Drought relief expected to help grain and cattle outlook - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66423-drought-relief-expected-to-help-grain-and-cattle-outlook-high-plains-journal.md) | +2.8% | +9.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-12-15 | [La Niña expected to continue through winter - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67402-la-nina-expected-to-continue-through-winter-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +5.4% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-12 | [Drought Likely to Worsen in Northern Plains, Patches of Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69809-drought-likely-to-worsen-in-northern-plains-patches-of-midwest.md) | -2.2% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-25 | [Map: Summer Drought Expected to B... \| Syngenta CA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12993-map-summer-drought-expected-to-b-syngenta-ca.md) | -1.6% | -1.8% |
| 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

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2021/02/19/continued-plains-western-midwest

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