
The May WASDE showed US all-wheat production at 1.729 billion bushels, below trade expectations, with hard red winter wheat at 1.174 billion bushels amid Southern Plains drought. Global and US wheat stocks fell more than expected, and Kansas City, Chicago and Minneapolis wheat futures briefly hit daily limit gains.
Smaller US hard winter and world wheat supplies tighten the balance sheet and lift wheat prices, raising feed-grain alternatives' costs.
After 769 past bullish report events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.0%), and +0.2% over 20.
After 180 past bullish report events, Wheat (HRW) moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -2.1% to +3.7%), and -0.6% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.