# Importer Ending Stocks Shrink to 6-Year Low - U.S. Wheat Associates

> U.S. Wheat Associates reports that USDA's April 11 WASDE projects record world wheat ending stocks of 252 million tons. Chinese stocks are expected to reach a record 111 million tons, while importer stocks fall 16% to a six-year low.

- Date: 2017-04-20 · published 2017-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71554-importer-ending-stocks-shrink-to-6-year-low-u-s-wheat-associates
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Record world stocks are concentrated in China rather than in importing or exporting nations, so global tradable supply is less cushioned and this offers some support for wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-11 | [USDA Increases U.S. Wheat Ending Stocks More Than Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25511-usda-increases-u-s-wheat-ending-stocks-more-than-expected.md) | +5.7% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-12 | [U.S. soybean, wheat ending stocks seen up as exports fall - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67417-u-s-soybean-wheat-ending-stocks-seen-up-as-exports-fall-grainews.md) | +1.4% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-18 | [US wheat futures slip after USDA boosts global ending stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22928-us-wheat-futures-slip-after-usda-boosts-global-ending-stocks.md) | +0.5% | +1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-12 | [USDA increases U.S. corn, soybean, wheat ending stocks estimates - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66935-usda-increases-u-s-corn-soybean-wheat-ending-stocks-estimates-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +5.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-05 | [USW Reports on World Wheat Production and Exports - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60536-usw-reports-on-world-wheat-production-and-exports-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +0.3% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- uswheat.org: https://uswheat.org/wheatletter/importer-ending-stocks-shrink-to-6-year-low/

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