Drought conditions in the southern U.S. plains continue to be a growing concern for winter wheat producers.
The southern plains are the top winter wheat producing region in the country.
Extra precipitation helped to boost yields and harvests this year, even though growers planted fewer acres than in previous growing seasons.
A return to the more typical arid conditions may put some limit on crop potential come harvest time in 2020.
However, other countries that grow a lot of wheat are also having some concerns.
Growers in Great Britain are hoping for dry weather to help pick up the pace in planting throughout rain-soaked farm fields.
Growers in Ukraine, a major wheat-producing competitor of the U.S. need a good rainfall on their newly planted fields before settling in for the winter.
As the planting period is mostly coming to an end in the northern hemisphere, places like France and Germany have seen higher-than-normal rainfall over the past month.
That’s not only slowed the harvest of summer crops, but it’s also planting of winter wheat behind schedule.
Russia is the world’s top winter wheat exporter and may plant a record amount of the crop this year.
Favorable temps and near-normal moisture have made it possible for Russian producers to plant in an ideal timeframe.
