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The share of the United States and Puerto Rico in drought grew by 12.2 percentage points over the past month, reaching 49.77% as of September 15, 2026 (59.37% across the Lower 48 states); the affected population grew 11.2% over the same period, to 103.5 million people, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
U.S. Drought Monitor / Drought.gov (2026)
National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS). (2026, September 15). National Current Conditions. Drought.gov. https://www.drought.gov/current-conditions
Flash drought continues to worsen across the Southern Plains and the Lower Mississippi River Basin, and this week began affecting parts of the Southeastern United States as well, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor (week of September 9-15, 2026). Conditions improved in the Midwest and showed little change in the West.
U.S. Drought Monitor / Drought.gov (2026)
National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS). (2026, September 15). National Current Conditions. Drought.gov. https://www.drought.gov/current-conditions
5 to 15°F above normal were temperatures across much of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee the week of September 8, 2026, worsening soil moisture deficits and driving widespread agricultural drought impacts across the region.
Riganti & Tadesse (2026)
Riganti, C., & Tadesse, T. (2026, 8 de septiembre). National Drought Summary for September 8, 2026. U.S. Drought Monitor, National Drought Mitigation Center. https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/services/data/summary/html/usdm_summary_20260908.html
10 to 15°F above normal were temperatures across large parts of Iowa, Missouri and Illinois (Corn Belt) the week of September 8, 2026, driving widespread agricultural drought impacts in south-central and southwest Missouri.
Riganti & Tadesse (2026)
Riganti, C., & Tadesse, T. (2026, 8 de septiembre). National Drought Summary for September 8, 2026. U.S. Drought Monitor, National Drought Mitigation Center. https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/services/data/summary/html/usdm_summary_20260908.html
USD 351 per tonne was the quotation for US No. 2 Hard Red Winter wheat on 31 August 2026, representing an increase of 11.4% month-on-month and 51.9% year-on-year.
Agricultural Market Information System (2026).
Agricultural Market Information System. (2026, September 4). Market Monitor No. 141, September 2026. https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/sites/default/files/2026-09/AMIS_Market_Monitor_September_2026.pdf
As of September 1, 2026, 49.51% of the United States and Puerto Rico was in drought (59.05% across the Lower 48 states), according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Drought conditions worsened that week across the south-central United States and along the North Dakota-South Dakota-Minnesota border area.
U.S. Drought Monitor / Drought.gov (2026)
National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS). (2026, September 1). National Drought Status. Drought.gov. https://www.drought.gov/national
47.56% of the United States and Puerto Rico was in drought as of August 25, 2026.
National Integrated Drought Information System (2026)
National Integrated Drought Information System. (2026, August 27). National drought status. Drought.gov. https://www.drought.gov/national
99.7 million people in the United States were affected by drought during the week of August 19-25, 2026.
National Integrated Drought Information System (2026)
National Integrated Drought Information System. (2026, August 27). National drought status. Drought.gov. https://www.drought.gov/national
43 U.S. states were experiencing Moderate Drought (D1) or worse during the week of August 19-25, 2026.
National Integrated Drought Information System (2026)
National Integrated Drought Information System. (2026, August 27). National drought status. Drought.gov. https://www.drought.gov/national
3 agricultural products, coffee, beef and peanuts, would retain preferential treatment under the new tariff imposed by the United States on Nicaraguan exports.
AgroLatam.com (s. f.)
AgroLatam.com. (s. f.). ¿Cómo impactará el nuevo arancel de EE. UU. a Nicaragua? https://www.agrolatam.com/actualidad-latam/arancel-estados-unidos-nicaragua-exportaciones-impacto-agro/
