# USDA Reports Reflect Why U.S. Farmers Seeded More Winter Wheat

> USDA's January reports showed few unexpected changes to the world wheat balance sheet, with upward revisions for Argentina and the EU. NASS reported US winter wheat seedings up 2% from 2021 to the highest since 2016/17, with HRW plantings at 23.8 million acres.

- Date: 2022-01-20 · published 2022-01-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43176-usda-reports-reflect-why-u-s-farmers-seeded-more-winter-wheat
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Larger US winter wheat plantings point to higher future US supply, which is mildly bearish for wheat prices despite tight global stocks.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2024-06-18 | [USDA reports provide mixed signals for wheat market \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29802-usda-reports-provide-mixed-signals-for-wheat-market-the-western-producer.md) | -4.9% | -7.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-06-10 | [USDA projects larger than expected U.S. winter wheat crop, unexpectedly boosts 2022-23 corn ending stocks - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40894-usda-projects-larger-than-expected-u-s-winter-wheat-crop-unexpectedly-boosts.md) | -0.5% | -20.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-05-09 | [Wheat drops 1% ahead of USDA report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7886-wheat-drops-1-ahead-of-usda-report.md) | -1.7% | +4.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-01-12 | [Corn and soybean production down in 2022, USDA reports
Corn stocks down, soybean stocks down from year earlier
Winter Wheat Seedings up for 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13303-corn-and-soybean-production-down-in-2022-usda-reports-corn-stocks-down-soybean.md) | +1.2% | +6.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-01-21 | [Favorable Weather and Strong Income Support Winter Wheat Seeding](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49196-favorable-weather-and-strong-income-support-winter-wheat-seeding.md) | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-04-09 | [Futures mixed after mixed USDA reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59544-futures-mixed-after-mixed-usda-reports.md) | -0.5% | -10.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-31 | [USDA reports mixed grain stocks, with wheat up and corn down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25651-usda-reports-mixed-grain-stocks-with-wheat-up-and-corn-down.md) | -1.5% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-18 | [Wheat support slips after USDA report \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12351-wheat-support-slips-after-usda-report-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.3% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- uswheat.org: https://uswheat.org/wheatletter/usda-reports-reflect-why-u-s-farmers-seeded-more-winter-wheat/

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