# Addressing the Impact of Prolonged Drought on Farm Program Yields | Farm Bureau Intel Markets | American Farm Bureau Federation

> As of April 17, about 43 percent of the continental US was in drought, with 1.7 percent in the worst D4 exceptional category. Drought has fueled wildfires and left winter wheat in its worst condition in 16 years, with the most extended D4 periods in parts of California, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas.

- Date: 2018-04-25 · published 2018-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65368-addressing-the-impact-of-prolonged-drought-on-farm-program-yields-farm-bureau
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Poor winter wheat condition in the Plains tightens hard red wheat supplies and supports feed-grain prices, especially if dryness persists into the growing season. The scale of the drought makes this a significant supply risk.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2017-05-03 | [You Can’t Kill Wheat, But Mother Nature is Trying \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6141-you-can-t-kill-wheat-but-mother-nature-is-trying-farm-bureau-intel-markets.md) | -6.1% | -5.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-04-27 | [Farming News - Weather impacting on the Wheat Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11223-farming-news-weather-impacting-on-the-wheat-markets.md) | +9.1% | +9.4% |
| 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 | 2021-07-31 | [Wheat set for second monthly gain as drought cuts US yields - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46098-wheat-set-for-second-monthly-gain-as-drought-cuts-us-yields-markets-business.md) | +4.8% | +5.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-02-12 | [Drought Monitor shows conditions intensify across the lower 48 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13016-drought-monitor-shows-conditions-intensify-across-the-lower-48-pro-farmer.md) | +5.0% | +11.7% |
| CORN | 2020-10-16 | [Crop yields reveal impact of drought, derecho in parts of I states \| Crop Conditions \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50493-crop-yields-reveal-impact-of-drought-derecho-in-parts-of-i-states-crop.md) | +2.0% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2019-06-05 | [Droughts and flooding rains impact market \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8686-droughts-and-flooding-rains-impact-market-the-land-nsw.md) | +0.9% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2024-04-10 | [Southern Africa drought: Impacts on maize production \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30648-southern-africa-drought-impacts-on-maize-production-ifpri.md) | +0.1% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- fb.org: https://www.fb.org/intel/markets/addressing-the-impact-of-prolonged-drought-on-farm-program-yields

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