# Increased competition for U.S. wheat producers.

> An Oklahoma State University analysis says U.S. hard red winter wheat prices remain below $4.00 due to growing competition from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Argentina, plus a strong dollar. Average world wheat yields have risen about 8 bushels per acre since 2007.

- Date: 2017-03-22 · published 2017-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72049-increased-competition-for-u-s-wheat-producers
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rising global yields and competing exporters keep wheat prices depressed, and the outlook could worsen over the next few years.

## Read by commodity

- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2026-03-26 | [Outlook for US wheat: fewer acres, lower production \| Baking Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20217-outlook-for-us-wheat-fewer-acres-lower-production-baking-business.md) | -0.6% | +7.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-11-14 | [Rising dollar and rain forecasts weigh on US wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27444-rising-dollar-and-rain-forecasts-weigh-on-us-wheat.md) | +3.9% | +1.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-10-26 | [U.S. wheat prices mostly about Russia these days \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62580-u-s-wheat-prices-mostly-about-russia-these-days-oklahoma-state-university.md) | +3.0% | -5.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-05-02 | [Perspective: Mid-Day Commentary for May 2](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5844-perspective-mid-day-commentary-for-may-2.md) | +5.9% | +12.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-10-29 | [Corn, wheat sag on firm dollar, concerns over US export demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4932-corn-wheat-sag-on-firm-dollar-concerns-over-us-export-demand-markets-business.md) | +3.1% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/wheat/why-less-than-4-00-for-hard-red-winter-wheat-

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