The sowing delay area of soft red winter wheat in the United States may be reduced by 30%

Continued rain in the US Midwest has slowed corn and soybean harvests, delaying soft red winter wheat planting. Analysts expect farmers to cut soft red winter wheat acreage by 18 to 20 percent, and JP Morgan estimates a reduction of 1.5 million acres.

Hard red winter wheat planting conditions are reported as good.