# Is the Sleepy Wheat Market Ready to Awaken? | The Options Insider

> Wheat prices are near ten-year lows, with traders focused on corn and soybeans. French wheat exports fell to 10-year lows, while Australian growing conditions and a record Russian crop of about 72 million metric tons add supply. U.S. winter wheat plantings are at historically low levels.

- Date: 2016-09-16 · published 2016-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10186-is-the-sleepy-wheat-market-ready-to-awaken-the-options-insider
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Low wheat prices and a narrow premium to corn make wheat attractive for feed use, and it could gain share if corn is stored. Reduced US winter wheat acreage may tighten future supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- KWHEAT: neutral

## Sources

- theoptionsinsider.com: https://theoptionsinsider.com/news/analysis/sleepy-wheat-market-ready-awaken/

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