# Wheat: Cold ground, hot market: wheat prices rise

> US wheat futures rose at the end of the week, with Chicago March SRW up 14 cents and Kansas City HRW up 15 cents. Frosty temperatures with sparse snow cover raised risk premiums, and US export sales reached a nine-week high of 618,076 tons for the week to January 15.

- Date: 2026-01-26 · published 2026-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21101-wheat-cold-ground-hot-market-wheat-prices-rise
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Cold-weather risk premiums and firm export sales tighten nearby wheat supplies, supporting feed-grain prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-01 | [La Niña Wheat Prices And Market Volatility](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45014-la-nina-wheat-prices-and-market-volatility.md) | +1.4% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-19 | [Wheat Prices Rise On Russia Dryness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30701-wheat-prices-rise-on-russia-dryness.md) | +0.8% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-21 | [Grain market review: Wheat \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4592-grain-market-review-wheat-world-grain.md) | -7.2% | -10.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-29 | [Wheat prices are rising because of the hot and dry weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65065-wheat-prices-are-rising-because-of-the-hot-and-dry-weather.md) | -0.9% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-03 | [Gold Prediction \|Commodity Market Review: Wheat, Coffee, Cocoa Prices Surging Over Week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8687-gold-prediction-commodity-market-review-wheat-coffee-cocoa-prices-surging-over.md) | +9.6% | +15.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-05-02 | [Cold damage pushes wheat market up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7005-cold-damage-pushes-wheat-market-up.md) | -4.5% | -4.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-05-21 | [Grain market review: Wheat \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4592-grain-market-review-wheat-world-grain.md) | +5.0% | -13.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-05-29 | [Wheat prices are rising because of the hot and dry weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65065-wheat-prices-are-rising-because-of-the-hot-and-dry-weather.md) | -7.5% | -16.7% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/grains/news/newsticker-wheat-cold-ground-hot-market-wheat-prices-rise-significantly-2026-01

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