# USDA: 2017 wheat crop seen down 9% on fewer acres, storm

> USDA's May WASDE pegged the 2017 U.S. winter wheat crop at 1.246 billion bushels, down from 1.67 billion last year, on fewer acres, lower yields and a late-April storm that hit hard red winter wheat. Corn and wheat futures rose after the report while soybeans showed little reaction.

- Date: 2017-05-10 · published 2017-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70938-usda-2017-wheat-crop-seen-down-9-on-fewer-acres-storm
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A sharply smaller hard red winter wheat crop tightens wheat supplies and supports wheat prices, which can raise wheat's cost as a feed ingredient.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2025-04-01 | [CBOT wheat closes higher on USDA acreage data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25167-cbot-wheat-closes-higher-on-usda-acreage-data.md) | +0.4% | -7.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-10-01 | [USDA Stocks Report: Don’t sleep on wheat usage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11316-usda-stocks-report-don-t-sleep-on-wheat-usage.md) | +1.3% | +8.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-07-12 | [USDA Sees Global Wheat Stocks Falling for a Fourth Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34986-usda-sees-global-wheat-stocks-falling-for-a-fourth-year.md) | +1.1% | -5.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-07-15 | [Global crop estimates down \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58041-global-crop-estimates-down-farm-online-act.md) | -4.6% | -9.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-10-01 | [Wheat Comes Out as Winner of USDA's Sept. 30 Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44582-wheat-comes-out-as-winner-of-usda-s-sept-30-reports.md) | +1.3% | +8.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-12 | [FranceAgriMer sees wheat 2024/25 exports and stocks down on poor crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29192-franceagrimer-sees-wheat-2024-25-exports-and-stocks-down-on-poor-crop.md) | -3.9% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-24 | [USDA Forum: USDA sees smaller corn, soybean and wheat crops in 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72340-usda-forum-usda-sees-smaller-corn-soybean-and-wheat-crops-in-2017.md) | -0.2% | -2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-01 | [CBOT wheat closes higher on USDA acreage data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25167-cbot-wheat-closes-higher-on-usda-acreage-data.md) | -0.8% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/grain-market-news/usda-lowers-2017-wheat-crop-9-on-fewer-acres-storm

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