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The winter wheat crop has been closely watched this spring as drought, heat and even freezing conditions have impacted crop conditions. The May USDA Crop Production report provided the first estimate for 2026 winter wheat, and while expectations were for a smaller crop compared to 2025, the projected 25% decline caught many by surprise. Total winter wheat production is pegged at 1.05 billion bushels, the smallest in decades. Winter wheat seedings were down marginally from

Export sales of U.S. wheat are projected to be the highest in five years due to a rebound in supplies of HRW, price competitiveness on the world market, and good quality across wheat classes. The most recent estimate for U.S. wheat exports, for the marketing year which ended May 31, is 910 million bushels, up 10% from a year ago. Provided below is further insight on durum and HRS sales. Durum Durum sales have been strong most of the marketing season. As the accompanying ch

The initial look at global wheat production, issued by USDA in May, points to a 3 percent decline in potential production. USDA projects 30.1 billion bushels, down from last years record level of 31 billion. All six of the key export countries are looking at smaller crops at the current stage, which will tighten available supplies for trade, but tempering this is larger crops in the key import regions of North Africa and the Middle East, which lessen import demand. As the acc