# Contact Us - Sherbrooke Record - Arctic Blast Sends Wheat Prices Soaring 6.1% as Winterkill Fears Grip North American Plains

> Wheat futures jumped 6.1% after arctic cold swept the U.S. Great Plains in early February. Temperatures in Kansas and Nebraska reportedly fell to around -20°C, raising winterkill concerns for dormant winter wheat.

- Date: 2018-05-25 · published 2018-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65071-contact-us-sherbrooke-record-arctic-blast-sends-wheat-prices-soaring-6-1-as
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Possible winterkill cuts Hard Red Winter supply, which tightens wheat availability and supports prices for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-25 | [Contact Us - Sherbrooke Record - Wheat Prices Firm as Weather Risks in India and U.S. Challenge Global Grain Abundance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65068-contact-us-sherbrooke-record-wheat-prices-firm-as-weather-risks-in-india-and-u.md) | -0.6% | -2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-05 | [Millers, bakers fret as drought withers North America's spring wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45615-millers-bakers-fret-as-drought-withers-north-america-s-spring-wheat.md) | -2.5% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-22 | [Plains Drought Cuts Winter Wheat Production Forecast \| Agriculture of America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18860-plains-drought-cuts-winter-wheat-production-forecast-agriculture-of-america.md) | -1.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-02 | [Heatwave ravages European fields, sending wheat prices soaring - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9685-heatwave-ravages-european-fields-sending-wheat-prices-soaring-grainews.md) | +3.5% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-28 | [Dry northern NSW arrests wheat as sowing nears end - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35901-dry-northern-nsw-arrests-wheat-as-sowing-nears-end-grain-central.md) | -1.4% | -1.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-05-25 | [Contact Us - Sherbrooke Record - Wheat Prices Firm as Weather Risks in India and U.S. Challenge Global Grain Abundance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65068-contact-us-sherbrooke-record-wheat-prices-firm-as-weather-risks-in-india-and-u.md) | -1.5% | -11.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-06-22 | [Plains Drought Cuts Winter Wheat Production Forecast \| Agriculture of America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18860-plains-drought-cuts-winter-wheat-production-forecast-agriculture-of-america.md) | -5.1% | +12.4% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-05-22 | [Black Sea, Canadian wheat prices surge on weather, crop fears \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30289-black-sea-canadian-wheat-prices-surge-on-weather-crop-fears-s-and-p-global.md) | +2.6% | -15.6% |

## Sources

- business.sherbrookerecord.com: http://business.sherbrookerecord.com/sherbrookerecord/article/marketminute-2026-2-19-arctic-blast-sends-wheat-prices-soaring-61-as-winterkill-fears-grip-north-american-plains

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