# Ag Market Update: Wheat Prices Drop, China Becomes Top Wheat Importer, and Soybean Complex Dynamics - IASG

> Kansas City HRW wheat fell more than 5% in October, narrowing its discount to Chicago and moving to an 80-cent discount to Minneapolis, with HRW feeding reported in Kansas and Colorado. Commentary also notes China is set to become the largest wheat importer this year after record imports of 10 MMT through September.

- Date: 2023-11-02 · published 2023-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33221-ag-market-update-wheat-prices-drop-china-becomes-top-wheat-importer-and-soybean
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Chinese import demand and HRW feeding tighten the picture for wheat, while the narrowed basis reflects a shift in relative value among US classes that affects feed grain substitution.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- KWHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2019-02-01 | [How Russia and Ukraine took over the wheat market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60647-how-russia-and-ukraine-took-over-the-wheat-market.md) | -0.6% | -11.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-10-18 | [Wheat exports, the key to higher prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62623-wheat-exports-the-key-to-higher-prices.md) | -4.6% | -7.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-12-15 | [Strong export demand boosts wheat, corn performance - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9994-strong-export-demand-boosts-wheat-corn-performance-agweek-1-source-for.md) | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-01-17 | [India imported 2.7 mn tonnes of wheat this fiscal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72970-india-imported-2-7-mn-tonnes-of-wheat-this-fiscal.md) | -0.9% | +4.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-09-29 | [EU wheat eases after U.S. data, Algeria tender gives export boost](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8734-eu-wheat-eases-after-u-s-data-algeria-tender-gives-export-boost.md) | -4.1% | -5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-22 | [Asian buyers flock to market for feed wheat, prices to see limited downside](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26563-asian-buyers-flock-to-market-for-feed-wheat-prices-to-see-limited-downside.md) | +3.1% | +5.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-17 | [Wheat Growers See Challenges and Promise in African Markets - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63077-wheat-growers-see-challenges-and-promise-in-african-markets-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | -6.1% | -6.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-01 | [Rising Barley Prices in Ukraine: Supply and Demand Dynamics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12534-rising-barley-prices-in-ukraine-supply-and-demand-dynamics.md) | +1.9% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- iasg.com: https://www.iasg.com/blog/2023/11/02/ag-market-update-wheat-prices-drop-china-becomes-top-wheat-importer-and-soybean-complex-dynamics

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