# EU competitive pricing explains late-season spike in wheat sales: USDA - Grain Central

> USDA analysis of IGC export prices shows Russian Black Sea and EU wheat became more competitive than US wheat between December 2018 and February 2019. USDA adjusted its estimate of EU exports up 1 million tonnes and US exports down 1 million tonnes.

- Date: 2019-03-11 · published 2019-03-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10669-eu-competitive-pricing-explains-late-season-spike-in-wheat-sales-usda-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Cheaper Black Sea and EU origins are taking export share from US wheat, which weighs on US wheat export prices. Australia's drought premiums are limiting its ability to compete in key markets.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-03 | [EU wheat faces stiff competition - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20528-eu-wheat-faces-stiff-competition-grain-central.md) | +0.0% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-24 | [Improved U.S. Wheat Price Competitiveness Helps Drive Exports \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29799-improved-u-s-wheat-price-competitiveness-helps-drive-exports-usda-foreign.md) | -6.8% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-25 | [Grain trade: Competition EU and Black Sea countries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55914-grain-trade-competition-eu-and-black-sea-countries.md) | +1.0% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-05 | [India Grain Exports Benefit from Tighter Competitor Supplies and Increased Price Competitiveness \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45521-india-grain-exports-benefit-from-tighter-competitor-supplies-and-increased.md) | -2.5% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-21 | [Drought and Global Competition Are Weighing on US Wheat Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17525-drought-and-global-competition-are-weighing-on-us-wheat-exports.md) | +3.5% | +0.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-06-24 | [Improved U.S. Wheat Price Competitiveness Helps Drive Exports \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29799-improved-u-s-wheat-price-competitiveness-helps-drive-exports-usda-foreign.md) | +1.1% | -1.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-04-18 | [Good Quality, Competitive Prices Spark U.S. Winter Wheat Demand - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59622-good-quality-competitive-prices-spark-u-s-winter-wheat-demand-u-s-wheat.md) | -3.9% | -0.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-09-21 | [Drought and Global Competition Are Weighing on US Wheat Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17525-drought-and-global-competition-are-weighing-on-us-wheat-exports.md) | -2.8% | -10.2% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/eu-competitive-pricing-explains-late-season-spike-in-wheat-sales-usda/

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