# Global wheat production on the decline - Grain Central

> USDA's July WASDE cut world wheat production by about 4 million tonnes to 769.3 Mt. US output was reduced to 49.6 Mt on record-low plantings. EU and UK production was lowered 1.5 Mt to 139.5 Mt, and Moldova's drought has cut yield prospects.

- Date: 2020-07-14 · published 2020-07-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52052-global-wheat-production-on-the-decline-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower production in the US, EU and Moldova tightens global wheat balances and supports feed wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-17 | [USDA slashes global wheat production - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45538-usda-slashes-global-wheat-production-grain-central.md) | +0.1% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-13 | [Global wheat prices soften in June: USDA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52172-global-wheat-prices-soften-in-june-usda-grain-central.md) | -0.4% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-23 | [EU overall grains production forecast to decline \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19660-eu-overall-grains-production-forecast-to-decline-world-grain.md) | +1.4% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-03 | [Global cereal stocks falling in 2022/23; early prospects point to a decline in wheat production in 2023 – FAO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12656-global-cereal-stocks-falling-in-2022-23-early-prospects-point-to-a-decline-in.md) | -2.6% | +4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-30 | [Australia’s wheat production may decline significantly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19688-australia-s-wheat-production-may-decline-significantly.md) | -3.2% | -0.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-08-17 | [USDA slashes global wheat production - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45538-usda-slashes-global-wheat-production-grain-central.md) | -4.4% | -6.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-06-29 | [World Wheat Production to Decline in 2017/18 - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70449-world-wheat-production-to-decline-in-2017-18-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +15.0% | +4.2% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/global-wheat-production-on-the-decline/

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