# 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.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T21:05:54.012Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101775-the-sowing-delay-area-of-soft-red-winter-wheat-in-the-united-states-may-be
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower soft red winter wheat acreage and late sowing could reduce US wheat output, supporting Chicago wheat prices. Stable hard red winter area limits the impact on Kansas City contracts.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-19 | [The reduction in sowing areas of winter wheat in the EU almost does not reduce the crop in the new season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54537-the-reduction-in-sowing-areas-of-winter-wheat-in-the-eu-almost-does-not-reduce.md) | -1.6% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-15 | [The price of wheat in the United States and Europe has increased dramatically](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12091-the-price-of-wheat-in-the-united-states-and-europe-has-increased-dramatically.md) | +11.2% | +10.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-29 | [Possible frost damage to crops in the United States supported wheat prices, which are gradually declining](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26543-possible-frost-damage-to-crops-in-the-united-states-supported-wheat-prices.md) | +0.6% | +1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-13 | [France sees fall in winter wheat and barley sowing after rain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32653-france-sees-fall-in-winter-wheat-and-barley-sowing-after-rain.md) | +1.9% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-21 | [U.S. winter wheat plantings might be smaller \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8511-u-s-winter-wheat-plantings-might-be-smaller-the-western-producer.md) | -6.6% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- mysheen.com: https://www.mysheen.com/a876168

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