# Bone-dry US Northern plains means crops from barley to oats are parched - The Business Times

> A worsening drought is gripping the northern US Great Plains, which supplies much of the nation's barley, sunflowers and oats. Parched conditions are hitting smaller grain and oilseed crops alongside wheat.

- Date: 2017-07-02 · published 2017-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70015-bone-dry-us-northern-plains-means-crops-from-barley-to-oats-are-parched-the
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Drought losses in key barley and oat producing areas tighten feed grain supplies and support prices for those crops.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2021-10-12 | [Drought pinches oat crops — and food makers that rely on them](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44609-drought-pinches-oat-crops-and-food-makers-that-rely-on-them.md) | -1.6% | +7.5% |
| OATS | 2021-09-02 | [Exports to drop as crop shrinks \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45047-exports-to-drop-as-crop-shrinks-the-western-producer.md) | -3.5% | +16.2% |
| OATS | 2022-05-20 | [Meeting the demand for gluten-free oat products when supplies are scarce \| Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41455-meeting-the-demand-for-gluten-free-oat-products-when-supplies-are-scarce-snack.md) | +9.2% | +5.9% |
| OATS | 2021-10-25 | [Cereal and Oat Milk Makers Feel the Crunch From Oats Shortage - Gro Intelligence \| Borostos](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44608-cereal-and-oat-milk-makers-feel-the-crunch-from-oats-shortage-gro-intelligence.md) | +9.4% | +14.6% |
| OATS | 2024-12-18 | [Canadian Oats Supply, Canadian Farmers See Leaner Times \| Paradigm Futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7782-canadian-oats-supply-canadian-farmers-see-leaner-times-paradigm-futures.md) | -8.7% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- businesstimes.com.sg: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/bone-dry-us-northern-plains-means-crops-barley-oats-are-parched

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