# Current season wheat stock rises, coarse grains stocks fall: USDA - Grain Central

> USDA's April WASDE raised world wheat ending stocks for 2017/18 by 2 million tonnes to a record 271 million tonnes. World coarse grain stocks are forecast to fall 39 million tonnes, about 15 percent, to the smallest since 2013/14.

- Date: 2018-04-13 · published 2018-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65484-current-season-wheat-stock-rises-coarse-grains-stocks-fall-usda-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A record wheat stock keeps wheat prices under pressure. The sharp drop in coarse grain stocks tightens feed grain supply, supporting corn and sorghum prices and raising the value of wheat as a feed substitute.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-01 | [USDA Grain Stocks Report Surprises Corn and Wheat - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9845-usda-grain-stocks-report-surprises-corn-and-wheat-rfd.md) | +0.6% | +6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-11 | [Wheat crops bigger, corn smaller, mirroring stock outlooks: USDA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56012-wheat-crops-bigger-corn-smaller-mirroring-stock-outlooks-usda-grain-central.md) | +2.9% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-15 | [Black Sea origins set for fast start to export season: USDA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58141-black-sea-origins-set-for-fast-start-to-export-season-usda-grain-central.md) | -0.5% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-24 | [Wheat stock record, US maize trimmed: IGC - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52151-wheat-stock-record-us-maize-trimmed-igc-grain-central.md) | +0.7% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-15 | [USDA raises projections for US, global wheat ending stocks \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21103-usda-raises-projections-for-us-global-wheat-ending-stocks-world-grain.md) | -1.3% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2018-05-11 | [Record grain consumption drives stocks down : USDA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64985-record-grain-consumption-drives-stocks-down-usda-grain-central.md) | -0.1% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2019-11-11 | [Wheat crops bigger, corn smaller, mirroring stock outlooks: USDA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56012-wheat-crops-bigger-corn-smaller-mirroring-stock-outlooks-usda-grain-central.md) | -1.0% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2020-07-24 | [Wheat stock record, US maize trimmed: IGC - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52151-wheat-stock-record-us-maize-trimmed-igc-grain-central.md) | -1.9% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/news/current-season-wheat-stock-rises-coarse-grains-stocks-fall-usda/

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