# Good Quality, Competitive Prices Spark U.S. Winter Wheat Demand - U.S. Wheat Associates

> U.S. Wheat Associates reports that HRW export sales for 2018/19 delivery reached 8.70 MMT, up 4% over the five-year average, with weekly sales strong since mid-February on low prices and good quality. HRW Gulf FOB was about $222/MT for May 2019 delivery versus $258 a year earlier, and 2019/20 HRW sales are up 64% year on year.

- Date: 2019-04-18 · published 2019-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59622-good-quality-competitive-prices-spark-u-s-winter-wheat-demand-u-s-wheat
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower U.S. HRW export prices and strong buying support export demand for U.S. wheat, while cheap competitive offers pressure wheat values against rival origins.

## Read by commodity

- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2018-04-05 | [Global Perspective on Wheat Trade - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65407-global-perspective-on-wheat-trade-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +6.3% | +10.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-12-05 | [After a speculative jump in wheat prices continue to decline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11056-after-a-speculative-jump-in-wheat-prices-continue-to-decline.md) | -2.3% | +11.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-07-23 | [Lower U.S. Wheat Futures: An Anomaly and Excellent Opportunity - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64092-lower-u-s-wheat-futures-an-anomaly-and-excellent-opportunity-u-s-wheat.md) | +4.7% | +11.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-03-11 | [EU competitive pricing explains late-season spike in wheat sales: USDA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10669-eu-competitive-pricing-explains-late-season-spike-in-wheat-sales-usda-grain.md) | +4.3% | +1.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-06-24 | [Improved U.S. Wheat Price Competitiveness Helps Drive Exports \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29799-improved-u-s-wheat-price-competitiveness-helps-drive-exports-usda-foreign.md) | +1.1% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-19 | [Supply, Quality and Price Support USDA Wheat Export Estimates - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54638-supply-quality-and-price-support-usda-wheat-export-estimates-u-s-wheat.md) | -1.6% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-11 | [Sustained Demand for U.S. Wheat in a New Price Environment - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67015-sustained-demand-for-u-s-wheat-in-a-new-price-environment-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | -0.4% | +6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-16 | [Asia Millers Buy More U.S. Wheat on Competitive Prices, Black Sea Delays](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8334-asia-millers-buy-more-u-s-wheat-on-competitive-prices-black-sea-delays.md) | +0.3% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- uswheat.org: https://uswheat.org/wheatletter/good-quality-competitive-prices-spark-u-s-winter-wheat-demand/

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