# WADSE wallops wheat prices

> USDA's January WASDE report raised projected 2017/18 U.S. wheat ending stocks by 29 million bushels and came in with winter wheat acreage above expectations. Winter wheat futures fell 2% to 3% after the release, with spring wheat down less than 1%.

- Date: 2018-01-12 · published 2018-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66934-wadse-wallops-wheat-prices
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher U.S. stocks and acreage add bearish pressure on wheat prices, and feed-wheat users face cheaper supplies relative to corn. The report reinforces a downward price pressure on wheat for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-18 | [News for wheat prices may not be all bad](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7509-news-for-wheat-prices-may-not-be-all-bad.md) | -1.8% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-08 | [The increase in wheat prices reduces demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5902-the-increase-in-wheat-prices-reduces-demand.md) | +4.5% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-20 | [Record wheat stocks mean lower prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71541-record-wheat-stocks-mean-lower-prices.md) | +1.3% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-30 | [Wheat Prices Rising On Global Supply Issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63586-wheat-prices-rising-on-global-supply-issues.md) | +4.7% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-01 | [WASDE report signals continued low wheat, corn prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21971-wasde-report-signals-continued-low-wheat-corn-prices.md) | +1.9% | +0.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-12-18 | [News for wheat prices may not be all bad](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7509-news-for-wheat-prices-may-not-be-all-bad.md) | -3.7% | -5.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-04-20 | [Record wheat stocks mean lower prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71541-record-wheat-stocks-mean-lower-prices.md) | -1.1% | +2.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-11-11 | [Surging wheat output weighing on prices \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21998-surging-wheat-output-weighing-on-prices-world-grain.md) | +0.3% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/management/wadse-wallops-wheat-prices

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