# All-wheat production forecast down 3% from July estimate | 2021-08-13  | Food Business News

> USDA's August crop report put 2021 all-wheat production at 1.697 billion bushels, down 3% from July. Hard red winter wheat was cut 3% to 776.9 million bushels, below trade expectations. Spring wheat was left nearly unchanged.

- Date: 2021-08-13 · published 2021-08-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45612-all-wheat-production-forecast-down-3-from-july-estimate-2021-08-13-food
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller hard red winter crop than expected reduces U.S. wheat supply and supports prices, especially for HRW wheat used in feed and milling.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-05 | [France cuts wheat crop estimate to 29.7mn tonnes, down 25pc from last year - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51569-france-cuts-wheat-crop-estimate-to-29-7mn-tonnes-down-25pc-from-last-year.md) | -1.6% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-13 | [European soft wheat production forecast at 134.5 million tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29700-european-soft-wheat-production-forecast-at-134-5-million-tonnes.md) | -2.1% | -3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-10 | [U.S.D.A. lowers 2018 wheat, soybean carryover from October \| Food Business News \| November 10, 2017 13:57](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67928-u-s-d-a-lowers-2018-wheat-soybean-carryover-from-october-food-business-news.md) | +0.9% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-06 | [Australia: FCStone estimates wheat production at only](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56011-australia-fcstone-estimates-wheat-production-at-only.md) | +3.2% | +7.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-22 | [Early Estimates Expect 2018/19 Wheat Production to Fall in the Black Sea - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66432-early-estimates-expect-2018-19-wheat-production-to-fall-in-the-black-sea-u-s.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-10-06 | [USDA takes axe to wheat production estimate \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5092-usda-takes-axe-to-wheat-production-estimate-the-western-producer.md) | -2.0% | -5.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-03-02 | [Global wheat production projected to drop - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72051-global-wheat-production-projected-to-drop-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | -9.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-01-17 | [WHEAT SCOOPS: 2024 wheat production, price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32172-wheat-scoops-2024-wheat-production-price.md) | +2.7% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- foodbusinessnews.net: https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/19337-all-wheat-production-forecast-down-3-from-july-estimate

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