Drought
Flooding and derecho damage in the east, drought in the Plains, and a surprise USDA yield cut have this year’s crop looking more uncertain than ever right as Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts prepare to hit the fields.
Dryness in the western U.S. is also increasingly impacting cattle
After years of dry falls, a historic El Niño could cut U.S. farmers’ fall field-workable days by 20%, Nutrien’s Eric Snodgrass warns, while drying delays and flat acreage threaten Brazil and Argentina’s 2026-2027 crop.
Spring wheat acres now at the highest so far in 2026
The western U.S. continues to see hot, dry weather
Percentage of row-crop acres suffering from drought unchanged from previous week
U.S. areas suffering from dryness or drought are down 10.6% over the last month
Spotty thunderstorms in the Midwest and heavy rains in the Gulf Coast were the main precipitation events
A majority of commodities saw a reduction in acres impacted
NOAA officially declared El Niño on Thursday and says the climate pattern has a 63% chance of reaching “very strong” status by fall, potentially shaping U.S. weather through harvest and winter.