# Exceptional Drought Returns to Montana and North Dakota for First Time in More Than a Decade | The Weather Channel

> Exceptional drought, the worst category on the U.S. Drought Monitor, has returned to parts of North Dakota and Montana for the first time in over a decade. Large shares of spring wheat are rated poor to very poor, with 74% in South Dakota, 61% in Montana and 40% in North Dakota.

- Date: 2017-07-20 · published 2017-07-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69878-exceptional-drought-returns-to-montana-and-north-dakota-for-first-time-in-more
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Poor spring wheat conditions in the northern Plains cut expected HRS output and support wheat prices, while the heat and dryness also raise concern for late-season corn and soybean yields in the region.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-19 | [China Brief 96 \| Worst weather in a decade disrupts China's crops, Exports to China surge and more Canada West FoundationCanada West Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34988-china-brief-96-worst-weather-in-a-decade-disrupts-china-s-crops-exports-to.md) | +1.6% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-30 | [India’s Below-Normal Monsoon Turns Regional Drought Into a National Monetary Policy Trap for RBI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19699-india-s-below-normal-monsoon-turns-regional-drought-into-a-national-monetary.md) | -3.2% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-09 | [Drought drives big drop in wheat and oat forecast amid long-term shift to corn and soybeans — Spot On South Dakota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34647-drought-drives-big-drop-in-wheat-and-oat-forecast-amid-long-term-shift-to-corn.md) | -1.7% | -7.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-22 | [After drought and wildfires, wheat farmers in the Great Plains are in for a rough year \| HPPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18863-after-drought-and-wildfires-wheat-farmers-in-the-great-plains-are-in-for-a.md) | -1.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-30 | [Northern Plains see drought expand following hot weather - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12976-northern-plains-see-drought-expand-following-hot-weather-pro-farmer.md) | -1.3% | +3.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-07-19 | [China Brief 96 \| Worst weather in a decade disrupts China's crops, Exports to China surge and more Canada West FoundationCanada West Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34988-china-brief-96-worst-weather-in-a-decade-disrupts-china-s-crops-exports-to.md) | +10.3% | -10.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-06-22 | [After drought and wildfires, wheat farmers in the Great Plains are in for a rough year \| HPPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18863-after-drought-and-wildfires-wheat-farmers-in-the-great-plains-are-in-for-a.md) | -5.1% | +12.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- weather.com: https://weather.com/news/climate/news/exceptional-drought-northern-plains

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