# WASDE Predicts Increase in Wheat Stocks | Red River Farm Network

> A Red River Farm Network analyst said the biggest WASDE surprise was the rise in U.S. wheat ending stocks, and noted that beans were stronger while wheat was weaker. USDA raised its farm-gate livestock price forecasts, with cattle up $2 and hogs up $6 from last month.

- Date: 2022-03-10 · published 2022-03-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42244-wasde-predicts-increase-in-wheat-stocks-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher USDA livestock price forecasts signal stronger expected returns for cattle and hog producers, which can support feeder and finished animal demand. The wheat stock increase is mildly bearish for feed grain alternatives.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-03-18 | [Conaway Optimistic and WASDE Milk Forecast - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60253-conaway-optimistic-and-wasde-milk-forecast-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | -0.2% | -2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-01-07 | [ABARES predicts strong year for agricultural production - Trade Farm Machinery](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26459-abares-predicts-strong-year-for-agricultural-production-trade-farm-machinery.md) | +1.5% | +4.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-10-30 | [Farm Bureau: Low Inventory Leads to Uncertainty in Cattle Markets \| American Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8085-farm-bureau-low-inventory-leads-to-uncertainty-in-cattle-markets-american-ag.md) | -1.3% | -1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-04-11 | [Non-durum wheat prices in Canada decline in almost all provinces in February compared to January; oat prices fall, canola prices decline, soybean prices rise, slaughter cattle prices rise, feeder cattle prices rise: Statistics Canada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36453-non-durum-wheat-prices-in-canada-decline-in-almost-all-provinces-in-february.md) | +3.4% | -2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-11-22 | [Hog, Cattle Futures Bounce; Pork Belly Stocks Rise \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68126-hog-cattle-futures-bounce-pork-belly-stocks-rise-fox-business.md) | +0.9% | +0.8% |
| HOGS | 2020-09-25 | [Export Demand Offsets Large Pork Supply \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51252-export-demand-offsets-large-pork-supply-red-river-farm-network.md) | +5.5% | +0.2% |
| HOGS | 2021-12-21 | [Supply chain issues, increased wages and inputs pushing pork prices up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43766-supply-chain-issues-increased-wages-and-inputs-pushing-pork-prices-up.md) | +2.4% | +3.3% |
| HOGS | 2025-07-29 | [Lower Slaughter, Freezer Stocks Underpin Pork Prices in the Near Term - Pork Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23902-lower-slaughter-freezer-stocks-underpin-pork-prices-in-the-near-term-pork.md) | -0.3% | -9.8% |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2022/03/09/wasde-predicts-increase-in-wheat-stocks/

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