# U.S. High-Protein Wheat Supplies Tightening - U.S. Wheat Associates

> US high-protein wheat supplies are tight after HRW production fell 32% to 20.4 million metric tons. Protein premiums for hard red spring and hard red winter wheat are elevated, with only about 9 MMT of HRW above 12.5% protein.

- Date: 2017-11-02 · published 2017-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68043-u-s-high-protein-wheat-supplies-tightening-u-s-wheat-associates
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Tight high-protein supplies raise premiums for HRW and HRS, increasing the cost of higher-protein wheat used in feed formulations.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2018-01-25 | [Global Supplies of High Protein Wheat Keep Tightening - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67019-global-supplies-of-high-protein-wheat-keep-tightening-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +7.9% | +8.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-12-14 | [Wheat Futures Tumble, While Protein Premiums Soar - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10329-wheat-futures-tumble-while-protein-premiums-soar-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +5.9% | +6.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-06-28 | [Strong Demand Pushes Global Wheat Prices Higher - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64554-strong-demand-pushes-global-wheat-prices-higher-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +4.7% | +16.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-05-12 | [Tightening US and World Wheat Supplies Send Wheat Futures Prices to Near Limit Gains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41347-tightening-us-and-world-wheat-supplies-send-wheat-futures-prices-to-near-limit.md) | +11.7% | -2.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-06-29 | [World Wheat Production to Decline in 2017/18 - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70449-world-wheat-production-to-decline-in-2017-18-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +15.0% | +4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-25 | [Global Supplies of High Protein Wheat Keep Tightening - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67019-global-supplies-of-high-protein-wheat-keep-tightening-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +0.7% | +2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-28 | [Strong Demand Pushes Global Wheat Prices Higher - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64554-strong-demand-pushes-global-wheat-prices-higher-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | -4.2% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-12 | [Tightening US and World Wheat Supplies Send Wheat Futures Prices to Near Limit Gains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41347-tightening-us-and-world-wheat-supplies-send-wheat-futures-prices-to-near-limit.md) | +5.9% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- uswheat.org: https://uswheat.org/wheatletter/u-s-high-protein-wheat-supplies-tightening/

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