# Weekly Ag Markets Update - 08/18/2025 - Market InsightsMarket Insights

> Wheat futures fell last week as USDA raised winter wheat production estimates and harvest progress looked good, despite solid export sales. Corn was near unchanged after USDA projected a record 16.74 billion bushel crop at 188.8 bu/acre, with speculative selling continuing. Russian Black Sea wheat prices firmed as producers held back sales, and dry weather is being watched in Russia and Ukraine.

- Date: 2025-08-18 · published 2025-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11825-weekly-ag-markets-update-08-18-2025-market-insightsmarket-insights
- 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

Large US crop projections and good harvest conditions weigh on wheat and corn prices, while Black Sea dryness and farmer holding could limit downside for wheat.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- blog.pricegroup.com: https://blog.pricegroup.com/2025/08/18/weekly-ag-markets-update-08-18-2025/

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