# Wheat prices are under pressure from improved weather conditions for the new crop

> CBOT wheat slipped during April 18-24 as improving crop prospects weighed on prices. SRW wheat fell 19.4 cents over the week to 529.2 cents per bushel. Rains across the US Southern Plains and better outlooks for Russian winter wheat kept buyers defensive.

- Date: 2025-04-29 · published 2025-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25156-wheat-prices-are-under-pressure-from-improved-weather-conditions-for-the-new
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Better weather lifts expected supply from the US and Russia, which pressures wheat prices lower and gives feed buyers cheaper wheat as a feed grain alternative.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-29 | [Favorable conditions for winter crops, increasing pressure on the prices of new crop wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48163-favorable-conditions-for-winter-crops-increasing-pressure-on-the-prices-of-new.md) | -0.5% | +4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-23 | [Wheat prices in Ukraine fall under pressure from falling world prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28813-wheat-prices-in-ukraine-fall-under-pressure-from-falling-world-prices.md) | -0.2% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-27 | [Analysts lift Australia's wheat harvest forecast on improved crop conditions — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23270-analysts-lift-australia-s-wheat-harvest-forecast-on-improved-crop-conditions.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-18 | [Farming News - Wheat & Oilseed market update from ADM - UK wheat conditions continue to improve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7307-farming-news-wheat-and-oilseed-market-update-from-adm-uk-wheat-conditions.md) | -7.5% | -11.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-27 | [Growing conditions pressure crop prices in Ontario, U.S. Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11705-growing-conditions-pressure-crop-prices-in-ontario-u-s-midwest.md) | -0.7% | +1.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-08-23 | [Wheat prices in Ukraine fall under pressure from falling world prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28813-wheat-prices-in-ukraine-fall-under-pressure-from-falling-world-prices.md) | +3.1% | +6.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-04-28 | [Global wheat market: Wheat prices fall as weather improves in the northern hemisphere](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25164-global-wheat-market-wheat-prices-fall-as-weather-improves-in-the-northern.md) | -1.8% | +0.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-03-12 | [Wheat flat; set for second weekly drop as US weather improves - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5121-wheat-flat-set-for-second-weekly-drop-as-us-weather-improves-markets-business.md) | -1.5% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/wheat-prices-are-under-pressure-from-improved-weather-conditions-for-the-new-crop/

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