# U.S. Farmers Planting Less Wheat, But Sowings of Winter Varieties Stay Stable | Economic Research Service

> USDA's Economic Research Service reports that US wheat planted area for the 2020 marketing year is forecast at 44.7 million acres, the smallest on record. Winter wheat is expected to make up about 68% of total sowings, a share that has been stable.

- Date: 2020-06-09 · published 2020-06-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52649-u-s-farmers-planting-less-wheat-but-sowings-of-winter-varieties-stay-stable
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A record-low US wheat area points to tighter future US wheat supply, though it is a long-term trend and provides limited near-term price support.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-22 | [U.S. wheat prices surge in wake of Russia-Ukraine conflict \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41884-u-s-wheat-prices-surge-in-wake-of-russia-ukraine-conflict-economic-research.md) | +8.5% | +12.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-16 | [Ukraine’s Rise in Grain and Sunflower Seed Market Share Limited by Ongoing War \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14298-ukraine-s-rise-in-grain-and-sunflower-seed-market-share-limited-by-ongoing-war.md) | +19.1% | +8.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-12 | [U.S. farmers cut winter wheat acres to 108-year low - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72943-u-s-farmers-cut-winter-wheat-acres-to-108-year-low-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +0.9% | +5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-15 | [France sees less wheat, sugar beet sowing but more barley, rapeseed 15.04.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41778-france-sees-less-wheat-sugar-beet-sowing-but-more-barley-rapeseed-15-04-2022.md) | -0.7% | +7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-01 | [Removing Nontariff Import Barriers Could Increase China’s Imports of Pork, Beef, Corn, and Wheat, ERS Research Shows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14856-removing-nontariff-import-barriers-could-increase-china-s-imports-of-pork-beef.md) | -13.2% | -13.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-04-22 | [U.S. wheat prices surge in wake of Russia-Ukraine conflict \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41884-u-s-wheat-prices-surge-in-wake-of-russia-ukraine-conflict-economic-research.md) | -0.1% | +13.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-01-12 | [U.S. farmers cut winter wheat acres to 108-year low - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72943-u-s-farmers-cut-winter-wheat-acres-to-108-year-low-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +2.4% | +4.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-05-12 | [Lower-Than-Expected Winter Wheat Production Sends KC Wheat Futures Soaring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35885-lower-than-expected-winter-wheat-production-sends-kc-wheat-futures-soaring.md) | -3.9% | -10.5% |

## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: https://ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2020/june/u-s-farmers-planting-less-wheat-but-sowings-of-winter-varieties-stay-stable

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