# Cold Temperatures in HRW Country Gets Attention; Dry Conditions Could Be Worse - U.S. Wheat Associates

> Severe cold across the US hard red and soft red winter wheat belts may have damaged some wheat without snow cover, with about a quarter of the HRW belt affected per one meteorologist. Attention is shifting to dry conditions as the bigger threat to the crop.

- Date: 2018-01-11 · published 2018-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67020-cold-temperatures-in-hrw-country-gets-attention-dry-conditions-could-be-worse-u
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Winterkill risk and drought concerns in the Plains could reduce HRW output, a supportive factor for KC wheat prices, though damage assessments remain uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2018-02-08 | [U.S. Crop Conditions Fall as Drought Conditions Worsen - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66541-u-s-crop-conditions-fall-as-drought-conditions-worsen-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | -2.3% | +8.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-02-08 | [Dry conditions in the Plains could boost wheat prices \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66544-dry-conditions-in-the-plains-could-boost-wheat-prices-capital-press.md) | -2.3% | +8.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-12-13 | [Global Production Continues to Decrease Due to Weather Problems in Australia and Russia - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7510-global-production-continues-to-decrease-due-to-weather-problems-in-australia.md) | +5.1% | +4.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-09-02 | [Dryness meets opportunity in US wheat country \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17527-dryness-meets-opportunity-in-us-wheat-country-world-grain.md) | -4.1% | -11.2% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2018-02-08 | [U.S. Crop Conditions Fall as Drought Conditions Worsen - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66541-u-s-crop-conditions-fall-as-drought-conditions-worsen-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | -0.5% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-08 | [Dry conditions in the Plains could boost wheat prices \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66544-dry-conditions-in-the-plains-could-boost-wheat-prices-capital-press.md) | -0.5% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- uswheat.org: https://uswheat.org/wheatletter/cold-temperatures-in-hrw-country-gets-attention-dry-conditions-could-be-worse/

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