# Drought Monitor Narrative

> The US Drought Monitor's national summary for November 12, 2026 reports worsening drought in the lower Mississippi Valley and lower Great Lakes, while heavy rain brought drought improvement to southern and western Texas, the Southern Appalachians, western Great Lakes states and Puerto Rico. The narrative also notes flooding in the Four Corners region after several weeks of substantial rainfall.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T21:11:20.642Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96521-drought-monitor-narrative
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Improving moisture in Texas and the Upper Midwest eases stress on winter wheat and pasture, while worsening dryness in the lower Mississippi Valley could affect winter crop establishment there; overall the picture is mixed and unlikely to move grain prices much.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- KWHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-06 | [Global Crop Monitor (202511) — GEOGLAM Crop Monitor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21852-global-crop-monitor-202511-geoglam-crop-monitor.md) | -4.0% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-10 | [Beginning of Year Drought Ratings vs. Yield Deviations for Major Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66843-beginning-of-year-drought-ratings-vs-yield-deviations-for-major-crops.md) | -0.6% | +5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-11-08 | [Drought drops France’s maize output \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38618-drought-drops-france-s-maize-output-world-grain.md) | +0.5% | -9.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-18 | [Farmers have tough crop decision \| Narromine News \| Narromine, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71466-farmers-have-tough-crop-decision-narromine-news-narromine-nsw.md) | +1.0% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-02 | [Drought threatens U.S. wheat production despite acreage bump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37378-drought-threatens-u-s-wheat-production-despite-acreage-bump.md) | +2.4% | -4.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-04-26 | [Wheat planting begins under drought cloud \| SBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59524-wheat-planting-begins-under-drought-cloud-sbs-news.md) | -2.8% | +5.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-04-16 | [Upper Midwest sees significant drought removal - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12999-upper-midwest-sees-significant-drought-removal-pro-farmer.md) | +2.0% | +14.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-02-02 | [Drought threatens U.S. wheat production despite acreage bump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37378-drought-threatens-u-s-wheat-production-despite-acreage-bump.md) | +1.3% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- droughtmonitor.unl.edu: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/services/data/summary/html/usdm_summary_20261110.html

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