# Drought: When should we worry? | Feedstuffs

> The Drought Monitor shows 67% of the United States under drought, with 39.5% of the Midwest affected. Nearly 40% of the winter wheat crop is in drought, and the High Plains are almost fully covered.

- Date: 2020-12-18 · published 2020-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49488-drought-when-should-we-worry-feedstuffs
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Dry conditions in winter wheat areas and the High Plains raise the risk of lower wheat output and tighter feed grain supplies if dryness persists into spring.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-08 | [U.S. Crop Conditions Fall as Drought Conditions Worsen - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66541-u-s-crop-conditions-fall-as-drought-conditions-worsen-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | -0.5% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-02 | [Drought sends Australian wheat on a world-beating rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9689-drought-sends-australian-wheat-on-a-world-beating-rally.md) | +3.5% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-28 | [Wheat prices firm on worries dry weather could hit U.S. crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9718-wheat-prices-firm-on-worries-dry-weather-could-hit-u-s-crops.md) | +3.2% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-20 | [French cereal crops suffer as hot spell worsens drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41354-french-cereal-crops-suffer-as-hot-spell-worsens-drought.md) | -2.9% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-25 | [Drought forces Egypt to pay most for wheat since 2015 \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64072-drought-forces-egypt-to-pay-most-for-wheat-since-2015-fmt.md) | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-02-08 | [U.S. Crop Conditions Fall as Drought Conditions Worsen - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66541-u-s-crop-conditions-fall-as-drought-conditions-worsen-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | -2.3% | +8.1% |
| 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 | 2018-07-25 | [Drought forces Egypt to pay most for wheat since 2015 \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64072-drought-forces-egypt-to-pay-most-for-wheat-since-2015-fmt.md) | +9.2% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/market-news/drought-when-should-we-worry-

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