# Drought relief expected to help grain and cattle outlook - High Plains Journal

> CattleFax meteorologist Art Douglas expects US drought relief after about three months, as La Niña gives way to a possible weaker El Niño by summer. Dry soils in the southern Plains will be hard on winter wheat and pasture, while the northern Rockies may keep reliable grazing.

- Date: 2018-02-12 · published 2018-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66423-drought-relief-expected-to-help-grain-and-cattle-outlook-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Drought in the southern Plains constrains winter wheat and grazing, supporting HRW wheat and cattle prices, while expected spring relief limits the upside.

## Read by commodity

- KWHEAT: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2018-06-06 | [Drought and US rail rates prop up export prices - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64574-drought-and-us-rail-rates-prop-up-export-prices-high-plains-journal.md) | +4.6% | -12.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-03-26 | [Extreme weather added drought pressure to High Plains - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13013-extreme-weather-added-drought-pressure-to-high-plains-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.6% | +7.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-06-19 | [Wheat feels the heat of record low US acres and drought reduced yields - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12353-wheat-feels-the-heat-of-record-low-us-acres-and-drought-reduced-yields-high.md) | -6.0% | -1.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-02-22 | [Continued Plains, Western Midwest Drought Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48478-continued-plains-western-midwest-drought-expected.md) | -1.1% | -7.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-04-24 | [Southwest and Southern Plains states’ small-grain feeding hampered by drought - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71634-southwest-and-southern-plains-states-small-grain-feeding-hampered-by-drought.md) | +5.0% | +8.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-01-01 | [As drought tightened cattle production, 2023 markets soared  - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32247-as-drought-tightened-cattle-production-2023-markets-soared-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.4% | +2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-13 | [Cattle industry takes center stage in May - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41545-cattle-industry-takes-center-stage-in-may-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.4% | +0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-07-28 | [Fewer cattle expected as cow herds shrink due to drought \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40618-fewer-cattle-expected-as-cow-herds-shrink-due-to-drought-the-western-producer.md) | -0.1% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2018/02/12/drought-relief-expected-to-help-grain-and-cattle-outlook/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.