# Discouraging Times for US Wheat Producers - DTN

> DTN reports that US winter wheat plantings are about 31.5 million acres, the lowest in over 100 years, with Kansas at its lowest since 1910. Abandoned acres are projected at 8-10%, and the DTN HRW cash index fell to $3.77, about 27% below USDA's estimated production cost.

- Date: 2019-05-10 · published 2019-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12093-discouraging-times-for-us-wheat-producers-dtn
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Historically low acreage and high abandonment reduce US wheat supply, which supports prices, but cash prices well below production costs are squeezing inputs and could cut yields. The tight US supply outlook is bullish for HRW wheat.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dtn.com: https://www.dtn.com/discouraging-times-for-us-wheat-producers/

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