# Dryness prevails in North America, western Asia | 2021-02-01  | World Grain

> World Grain reports that two broad dryness areas, western North America and western Asia, persist into the Northern Hemisphere growing season. Drought in eastern Ukraine, southern Russia and the Lower Volga basin has lasted much of the past decade with little recovery so far this winter.

- Date: 2021-02-01 · published 2021-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48537-dryness-prevails-in-north-america-western-asia-2021-02-01-world-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent dryness in Russia's southern wheat belt and the western US raises the risk of lower crops, supporting wheat prices and feed grain costs.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-28 | [Dryness-tested Western Australia wheat crop in 'precarious position' - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40441-dryness-tested-western-australia-wheat-crop-in-precarious-position-grain-price.md) | +4.6% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-30 | [Dryness impacting Argentine crops \| 2019-09-30  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56912-dryness-impacting-argentine-crops-2019-09-30-world-grain.md) | +0.6% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-17 | [Dryness in Argentina, France adds to world wheat headaches - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40877-dryness-in-argentina-france-adds-to-world-wheat-headaches-grain-price-news.md) | -3.4% | -14.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-22 | [Rains threaten South American wheat \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13694-rains-threaten-south-american-wheat-the-western-producer.md) | -0.6% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-21 | [Unease ahead of 2023 grain harvest as record U.S. dryness spreads](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13320-unease-ahead-of-2023-grain-harvest-as-record-u-s-dryness-spreads.md) | -0.4% | +1.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-01-05 | [Dryness in US, Canada worth monitoring \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13027-dryness-in-us-canada-worth-monitoring-world-grain.md) | +3.0% | +3.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-07-28 | [Dryness-tested Western Australia wheat crop in 'precarious position' - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40441-dryness-tested-western-australia-wheat-crop-in-precarious-position-grain-price.md) | -3.0% | +4.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-06-17 | [Dryness in Argentina, France adds to world wheat headaches - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40877-dryness-in-argentina-france-adds-to-world-wheat-headaches-grain-price-news.md) | -13.6% | -23.9% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/14808-dryness-prevails-in-north-america-western-asia

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