# USA: Soft Wheat Marks Weak Export Season

> U.S. soft wheat exports had a weak week in mid-February, with sales of SRW down 26.5% from the prior season. Total U.S. wheat sales are still 37.2% higher than last season, and hard winter wheat sales are nearly double 2015-16 levels.

- Date: 2017-03-06 · published 2017-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72056-usa-soft-wheat-marks-weak-export-season
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker SRW export demand compared with last year is bearish for U.S. soft wheat prices. Strong overall sales and HRW demand partly offset this and support the export outlook.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-23 | [U.S. wheat futures fall on fading export hopes, corn weak, soy flat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10534-u-s-wheat-futures-fall-on-fading-export-hopes-corn-weak-soy-flat.md) | +5.5% | +10.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-18 | [U.S. grains: Wheat down on weak export demand - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68498-u-s-grains-wheat-down-on-weak-export-demand-country-guide.md) | +0.1% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-16 | [Black Sea Wheat Exports To Grow 5% In 2021/22 \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46432-black-sea-wheat-exports-to-grow-5-in-2021-22-esm-magazine.md) | -8.0% | -12.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-27 | [Russia could still export 4-5 million tons of wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60447-russia-could-still-export-4-5-million-tons-of-wheat.md) | +1.3% | +5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-26 | [Ukrainian grains export since the start of season made 21.2M tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73349-ukrainian-grains-export-since-the-start-of-season-made-21-2m-tons.md) | +0.2% | +2.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-12-07 | [The U.S. is competitive in the wheat export market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55618-the-u-s-is-competitive-in-the-wheat-export-market.md) | +3.0% | +14.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-03-06 | [Wheat market firm: energy prices support despite weak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9853-wheat-market-firm-energy-prices-support-despite-weak.md) | +2.8% | +5.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-01-30 | [Wheat continues to rise - export demand supports US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21105-wheat-continues-to-rise-export-demand-supports-us.md) | -1.6% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- grainsprices.com: https://grainsprices.com/article/12253

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