# U.S. Grain Buyers Grab for High-Protein Wheat | Feed & Grain

> Cash prices for hard red winter wheat in the southern U.S. Plains are surging as buyers scramble for high-protein new-crop supplies. The crop could be the second-smallest in decades, according to traders.

- Date: 2020-12-01 · published 2020-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49687-u-s-grain-buyers-grab-for-high-protein-wheat-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A tight HRW crop amid a global shortage of high-protein wheat supports premiums for HRW and pulls demand away from lower-quality stocks, lifting prices for feed-grade wheat buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2017-05-30 | [Early U.S. winter wheat harvest supports low-protein fears - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71031-early-u-s-winter-wheat-harvest-supports-low-protein-fears-grainews.md) | -1.7% | +3.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-06-15 | [Premiums for Protein on the Rise - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70538-premiums-for-protein-on-the-rise-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +2.2% | +9.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-02-27 | [U.S. grains: Wheat hits seven-month high on crop ratings - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12433-u-s-grains-wheat-hits-seven-month-high-on-crop-ratings-grainews.md) | +11.7% | -2.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-02-17 | [U.S. grains: Wheat climbs to one-week high on frigid U.S. weather - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9252-u-s-grains-wheat-climbs-to-one-week-high-on-frigid-u-s-weather-agcanada.md) | +0.5% | -4.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-04-17 | [Feeling Bullish About Wheat Prices Again? - Alberta Grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36465-feeling-bullish-about-wheat-prices-again-alberta-grains.md) | -4.3% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-30 | [Early U.S. winter wheat harvest supports low-protein fears - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71031-early-u-s-winter-wheat-harvest-supports-low-protein-fears-grainews.md) | -0.5% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-15 | [Premiums for Protein on the Rise - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70538-premiums-for-protein-on-the-rise-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-08 | [Wheat production forecast down: NAB - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69415-wheat-production-forecast-down-nab-grain-central.md) | +0.5% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-supply-chain/news/15397715/us-grain-buyers-grab-for-high-protein-wheat

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