# Major Changes in Export Flows Over the Last Decade Show the U.S. Is Losing Market Share in Global Grain Trade | Economic Research Service

> A USDA Economic Research Service analysis shows the US share of global wheat and corn exports has fallen since the start of the century, as Russia, Ukraine, Argentina and Brazil expanded output and exports. US wheat area has also shifted toward corn and soybeans.

- Date: 2018-10-01 · published 2018-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62393-major-changes-in-export-flows-over-the-last-decade-show-the-u-s-is-losing
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The structural loss of US export share limits the upside for US wheat and corn prices, since competing origins set world prices and US sellers must compete on price.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-07 | [Farm Prices for U.S. Major Field Crops Projected To Decline \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14958-farm-prices-for-u-s-major-field-crops-projected-to-decline-economic-research.md) | -0.9% | +14.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-09 | [Declining Crop Prices, Rising Production and Exports Highlight U.S. Agricultural Projections to 2032 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13299-declining-crop-prices-rising-production-and-exports-highlight-u-s-agricultural.md) | -2.6% | -8.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-29 | [SovEcon: Russian and global grain market news – September 29, 2025 - The Sizov Report blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22929-sovecon-russian-and-global-grain-market-news-september-29-2025-the-sizov-report.md) | -0.6% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-09 | [Argentina's grain sector is set to recover in the coming years - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61890-argentina-s-grain-sector-is-set-to-recover-in-the-coming-years-datamarnews.md) | -0.4% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-22 | [Grain marketing for hard economic times - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22509-grain-marketing-for-hard-economic-times-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +4.0% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2022-02-07 | [Farm Prices for U.S. Major Field Crops Projected To Decline \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14958-farm-prices-for-u-s-major-field-crops-projected-to-decline-economic-research.md) | +3.8% | +17.4% |
| CORN | 2023-02-09 | [Declining Crop Prices, Rising Production and Exports Highlight U.S. Agricultural Projections to 2032 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13299-declining-crop-prices-rising-production-and-exports-highlight-u-s-agricultural.md) | -1.3% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2026-03-11 | [SovEcon: Russian and global grain market news – March 11, 2026 - The Sizov Report blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14134-sovecon-russian-and-global-grain-market-news-march-11-2026-the-sizov-report-blog.md) | +3.5% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2018/october/major-changes-in-export-flows-over-the-last-decade-show-the-u-s-is-losing-market-share-in-global-grain-trade

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