# Global wheat and barley production holds back UK prices — Hectare Trading | The online marketplace for crops

> USDA's January WASDE raised 2025/26 global wheat supplies by 4.3 million tonnes to 1,102.2 million, driven by a 50% jump in Argentine wheat output and a higher Russian forecast. London feed wheat fell to a new contract low of £167.70 with Paris rapeseed volatile on Iran tensions.

- Date: 2026-01-16 · published 2026-01-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21121-global-wheat-and-barley-production-holds-back-uk-prices-hectare-trading-the
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Ample global wheat supply is capping European feed and milling prices, while crude-linked support is limited for oilseeds.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-11 | [USDA sharply raises global barley production forecast, putting pressure on prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21574-usda-sharply-raises-global-barley-production-forecast-putting-pressure-on-prices.md) | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-12 | [Wheat prices fall despite a downgrade in the USDA’s global production forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5522-wheat-prices-fall-despite-a-downgrade-in-the-usda-s-global-production-forecast.md) | +10.5% | +5.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-28 | [Wheat and barley markets face pressure as global grain supplies rise \| The Scottish Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/123-wheat-and-barley-markets-face-pressure-as-global-grain-supplies-rise-the.md) | +0.2% | — |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-26 | [Big global wheat crop expected to pressure prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24273-big-global-wheat-crop-expected-to-pressure-prices-the-western-producer.md) | +3.0% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-16 | [Global wheat production lifts \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68402-global-wheat-production-lifts-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.4% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- wearehectare.com: https://www.wearehectare.com/news/intense-global-competition-weighs-on-uk-and-european-grain-markets-p5ewh-n8jmc

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