# U.S. Crop Conditions Fall as Drought Conditions Worsen - U.S. Wheat Associates

> USDA winter wheat condition ratings fell to 29% good to excellent at the end of January, down from 41% in December, with 37% rated poor or very poor. Drought covers most of the winter wheat area, with 81% of Oklahoma in severe to extreme drought. Planted area is also 15% below the five-year average.

- Date: 2018-02-08 · published 2018-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66541-u-s-crop-conditions-fall-as-drought-conditions-worsen-u-s-wheat-associates
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Deteriorating HRW conditions combined with low planted area point to smaller 2018/19 US winter wheat output, which supports HRW prices. Lower quality could also tighten milling-wheat supplies.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2018-01-30 | [U.S. grains: Winter wheat jumps as crop conditions drop - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67013-u-s-grains-winter-wheat-jumps-as-crop-conditions-drop-grainews.md) | +1.9% | +7.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-05-31 | [Drought and U.S. Rail Rates Prop Up U.S. Export Prices - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64934-drought-and-u-s-rail-rates-prop-up-u-s-export-prices-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | -0.2% | -14.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-01-11 | [Cold Temperatures in HRW Country Gets Attention; Dry Conditions Could Be Worse - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67020-cold-temperatures-in-hrw-country-gets-attention-dry-conditions-could-be-worse-u.md) | -2.5% | +7.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-04-03 | [U.S. grains: Wheat surges as USDA says crop conditions worst since 2002 - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65542-u-s-grains-wheat-surges-as-usda-says-crop-conditions-worst-since-2002-agcanada.md) | +11.8% | +10.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-05-12 | [Wheat Extends Gains as Poor Weather Worsens US Crop Conditions - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10790-wheat-extends-gains-as-poor-weather-worsens-us-crop-conditions-bloomberg.md) | -2.3% | -13.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-14 | [World Wheat Conditions Roundup - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67426-world-wheat-conditions-roundup-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-30 | [U.S. grains: Winter wheat jumps as crop conditions drop - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67013-u-s-grains-winter-wheat-jumps-as-crop-conditions-drop-grainews.md) | +2.0% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-11 | [Cold Temperatures in HRW Country Gets Attention; Dry Conditions Could Be Worse - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67020-cold-temperatures-in-hrw-country-gets-attention-dry-conditions-could-be-worse-u.md) | -0.4% | +6.0% |

## Sources

- uswheat.org: https://uswheat.org/wheatletter/u-s-crop-conditions-fall-as-drought-conditions-worsen/

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