# Wheat hits two-week high on dry US weather

> Wheat futures rose nearly 3% to two-week highs on April 25 amid dry US weather in the south and a poor start to spring in Russia. USDA data showed only 31% of winter wheat rated good or excellent, versus 52% a year earlier.

- Date: 2018-04-25 · published 2018-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65543-wheat-hits-two-week-high-on-dry-us-weather
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Dry US and Russian conditions reduce expected wheat supplies, supporting prices and raising feed wheat costs for buyers. The gains reflect weather risk rather than confirmed production losses.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2021-02-17 | [U.S. grains: Wheat climbs to one-week high on frigid U.S. weather - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9252-u-s-grains-wheat-climbs-to-one-week-high-on-frigid-u-s-weather-agcanada.md) | +0.5% | -4.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-02-16 | [Wheat at one-week high as freezing US weather in focus - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9253-wheat-at-one-week-high-as-freezing-us-weather-in-focus-markets-business-recorder.md) | +4.5% | -1.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-04-30 | [Wheat rises 2% past $5 on disruptive US weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11225-wheat-rises-2-past-5-on-disruptive-us-weather.md) | +4.6% | +10.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-01-28 | [Wheat Futures Jump to 8-Week High](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21097-wheat-futures-jump-to-8-week-high.md) | +0.4% | +3.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-01-29 | [Wheat turns up: Dry weather and a weak dollar drive up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21096-wheat-turns-up-dry-weather-and-a-weak-dollar-drive-up.md) | -2.2% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-17 | [U.S. grains: Wheat climbs to one-week high on frigid U.S. weather - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9252-u-s-grains-wheat-climbs-to-one-week-high-on-frigid-u-s-weather-agcanada.md) | +0.8% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-19 | [U.S. grains: Corn hits one-week high on weather worries - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7590-u-s-grains-corn-hits-one-week-high-on-weather-worries-agcanada.md) | +3.0% | +2.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- economies.com: https://www.economies.com/commodities/wheat-news/wheat-hits-two-week-high-on-dry-us-weather-22817

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