Heat Wave and Flood Threat Put U.S. Crops and Farm Profits at Risk
USDA weather highlights show extreme heat, Plains drought, and Gulf Coast flooding all simultaneously stressing crops — raising irrigation costs, crop insurance claims, and commodity market uncertainty.
Weather Whiplash Hits U.S. Farms as Drought, Floods and Frost Threaten Profits
USDA Agricultural Weather Highlights shows concurrent drought, flooding, and frost across key U.S. regions in May, raising crop insurance claims, threatening wheat yields, and pressuring commodity prices.
When will high wheat prices head out?
USDA forecasts 2026-27 Hard Red Winter wheat crop as smallest since 1957-58 due to Plains drought; farm price forecast surges to $6.50/bushel, up $1.50 from prior year.
Wheat Outlook: May 2026
Official USDA May 2026 wheat outlook: U.S. Hard Red Winter crop headed to a 65-year low due to sustained drought; global ending stocks declining, supporting higher farm prices.
Tariffs, war, and now a historic drought have converged into a ‘perfect storm’ for U.S. farmers and food prices
Fortune reports 61% of the continental U.S. is under drought conditions and USDA's March forecast raised food price inflation for 2026 to 3.6%, with drought threatening to push livestock feed prices higher through the year.
VIDEO: The West Remains in the Grip of Six-Year Drought as Planting Begins
Opinion piece from former FHFA acting chief of staff warns that rising insurance premiums and insurer withdrawals from high-risk states are undermining mortgage affordability and creating systemic concentration risk across lending portfolios.
In South Africa's affluent Western Cape, farmers lose cattle to drought
One of the worst droughts in living memory in South Africa's Western Cape is killing livestock and forcing farmers to spend heavily on feed, prompting a national emergency declaration as climate-worsened droughts intensify financial losses.
Food Prices Are Rising Again. Drought, War, and Tariffs Are to Blame
USDA's March forecast raised its 2026 food-price inflation outlook to 3.6%, with drought affecting 61% of the continental U.S. threatening crop yields and escalating feed costs — with beef prices forecast to rise 10–18% in 2026.
Drought Stalls Expansion: 75% of U.S. Beef Cows in Dry Conditions
CattleFax analysis finds 75% of the U.S. beef cow herd is currently in drought conditions — vs. a 20% long-term average — with ranchers unable to rebuild herds, keeping beef prices in a historically elevated range through at least 2027.
War, Inflation and Now Drought Are Hitting Global Food Supplies
Extreme weather is ravaging arabica harvests in Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, turning a cup of joe into something of a luxury item.
How Droughts In Brazil Affect Your Morning Cup of Joe
Extreme weather is ravaging arabica harvests in Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, turning a cup of joe into something of a luxury item.
After Losing Crops to Drought, Sicily Fears Losing Tourism, Too
Parts of southern Italy are experiencing generational level droughts. Authorities say they are working to at least save tourism.
Extreme heat drives up food prices. Just how bad will it get?
New research shows that climate change is already fueling heatflation, with massive consequences to come.