# Higher grain prices expected in 2022 | Capital Press

> USDA projects tighter global and US wheat supplies and low US barley supplies for 2022, with higher marketing-year average prices. The USDA forecast for 2022 wheat averages $6.90 a bushel, up from $5.05 in 2021. Severe drought in Idaho and the Northwest cut wheat yields sharply.

- Date: 2021-12-15 · published 2021-12-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43671-higher-grain-prices-expected-in-2022-capital-press
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Projected tighter wheat and barley stocks support higher grain prices, though acreage data could bring some downside risk.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-05 | [Prices higher, corn continues tight: IGC - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47118-prices-higher-corn-continues-tight-igc-grain-central.md) | +5.2% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-26 | [EU and UK Grain Harvest 2026: Decrease in Volumes Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21434-eu-and-uk-grain-harvest-2026-decrease-in-volumes-expected.md) | -0.5% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-03 | [Grains, oilseeds prices six-year high: IGC - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50192-grains-oilseeds-prices-six-year-high-igc-grain-central.md) | +0.4% | -6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-10-09 | [Lower prices, dry conditions depress farm incomes: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33571-lower-prices-dry-conditions-depress-farm-incomes-abares-grain-central.md) | +5.3% | +5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-22 | [Grain Highlights 22.04.2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47483-grain-highlights-22-04-2021.md) | +3.9% | +0.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2020-11-18 | [International Issues Pushing Wheat Prices Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50201-international-issues-pushing-wheat-prices-higher.md) | +1.5% | +1.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-06-05 | [FAO Cereal Price Index rises in May \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18850-fao-cereal-price-index-rises-in-may-world-grain.md) | +2.3% | -1.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-05-24 | [Wait for rain puts dampener on higher prices forecast \| Countryman](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64977-wait-for-rain-puts-dampener-on-higher-prices-forecast-countryman.md) | -1.7% | -10.6% |

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2021/12/15/higher-grain-prices-expected-in-2022/

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