# Wheat prices fall on US rain, but dry threat remains for winter crop | Farm Online | ACT

> Wheat futures in Chicago and Kansas City slumped on Monday and Tuesday after storms brought rain to parts of the U.S. Great Plains. The most moisture-stressed crops received little of the rain. Traders are watching whether forecast follow-up rain later in the week reaches the driest areas.

- Date: 2018-04-18 · published 2018-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65564-wheat-prices-fall-on-us-rain-but-dry-threat-remains-for-winter-crop-farm-online
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rain that falls short of the driest areas may not prevent significant HRW losses, so prices could rebound if dryness persists into the harvest.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

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| WHEAT | 2025-03-25 | [Wheat Prices Drop: Rainfall's Impact in USA, Ukraine, Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25634-wheat-prices-drop-rainfall-s-impact-in-usa-ukraine-russia.md) | -1.9% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-29 | [Favorable conditions for winter crops, increasing pressure on the prices of new crop wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48163-favorable-conditions-for-winter-crops-increasing-pressure-on-the-prices-of-new.md) | -0.5% | +4.2% |
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## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/5350207/wheat-prices-fall-on-us-rain/

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