# USDA report has mixed impact - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets

> Wheat began the week under pressure after Russia's agriculture minister said 1.5 million tons of grain would be released from reserves. Southern Plains rains were favorable for wheat, and a USDA sale of 120,000 tons of spring wheat to Bangladesh lifted prices briefly.

- Date: 2018-10-14 · published 2018-10-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62483-usda-report-has-mixed-impact-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Russian reserve sales add export supply and pressure wheat prices, while sales to Bangladesh provide modest demand support. Wheat competes with corn in feed rations, so these moves matter for feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: neutral

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-15 | 5 | +8.4% | 3.1 | Wheat opened the week of Oct 8-12 under pressure from Russia's release of 1.5 mln t of reserves, while the USDA Bangladesh sale briefly lifted prices; it explains volatility in the window. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-13 | [Unsettling China, Mexico trade ideas - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72356-unsettling-china-mexico-trade-ideas-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | -1.1% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-25 | [NDSU report projects rising export costs for U.S. agriculture under new port fees](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24402-ndsu-report-projects-rising-export-costs-for-u-s-agriculture-under-new-port-fees.md) | +2.2% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-05 | [Argentina: Argentina Further Cuts Agricultural Export Taxes \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13791-argentina-argentina-further-cuts-agricultural-export-taxes-usda-foreign.md) | -0.4% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-23 | [USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5441-usda-announces-support-for-farmers-impacted-by-unjustified-retaliation-and.md) | -13.0% | -6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-26 | [Supreme Court ruling, Midwest rains pressure US corn and soya - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46610-supreme-court-ruling-midwest-rains-pressure-us-corn-and-soya-markets-business.md) | -0.2% | -3.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-01-26 | [Sask Wheat says grain markets are uncertain this week \| 620 CKRM - The Voice of Saskatchewan \| Harvard Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49179-sask-wheat-says-grain-markets-are-uncertain-this-week-620-ckrm-the-voice-of.md) | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-06-03 | [India says no plans for now to curb food exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40901-india-says-no-plans-for-now-to-curb-food-exports.md) | +0.9% | -20.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-04-25 | [CME approves variable storage rate for KC HRW Wheat Futures Authors:](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71545-cme-approves-variable-storage-rate-for-kc-hrw-wheat-futures-authors.md) | +12.7% | +8.5% |

## Sources

- agweek.com: https://www.agweek.com/opinion/usda-report-has-mixed-impact

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