# 2026 A tough growing year

> Unfavorable weather and difficulty securing water hurt crop yields for Idaho farmers in 2026. Idaho’s average wheat yield fell to 77.2 bushels per acre from 93.5 a year earlier, while barley yield declined to 100 from 112 bushels per acre.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T09:06:26.078Z
- Category: weather · region Idaho, US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89091-2026-a-tough-growing-year
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower wheat and barley yields tighten regional grain supply and are supportive of prices, although the report gives no broader production or market impact.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-15 | [2021: A Drought Year Like No Other! - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47436-2021-a-drought-year-like-no-other-agweb.md) | +4.1% | +6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-06 | [Tough year means change of grain fortunes \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55027-tough-year-means-change-of-grain-fortunes-farm-weekly-wa.md) | +1.7% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-04 | [Growing season comes to an abrupt conclusion \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56534-growing-season-comes-to-an-abrupt-conclusion-the-land-nsw.md) | -4.4% | -2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-04 | [A Tough Season: Factors Behind France’s 2024 Winter Wheat Yield Decline - Terra Modeling Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28263-a-tough-season-factors-behind-france-s-2024-winter-wheat-yield-decline-terra.md) | +1.1% | +11.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-04 | [Futures file: Wheat rises to a three-year high, gold falls – Greeley Tribune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9687-futures-file-wheat-rises-to-a-three-year-high-gold-falls-greeley-tribune.md) | +2.9% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- aginfo.net: https://www.aginfo.net/report/66562/Idaho-Ag-Today/2026-A-tough-growing-year

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