# U.S. farmers cut winter wheat acres to 108-year low - Manitoba Co-operator

> U.S. winter wheat seedings fell to 32.383 million acres from 36.137 million a year earlier, the smallest since 1909. U.S. wheat stocks on December 1 rose to 2.073 billion bushels, the highest December supply since 1987.

- Date: 2017-01-12 · published 2017-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72943-u-s-farmers-cut-winter-wheat-acres-to-108-year-low-manitoba-co-operator
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Sharply lower winter wheat area supports Hard Red Winter prices over the longer term, though record stocks limit the rally and keep feed wheat supplies ample.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2017-06-30 | [U.S. grains: Chicago wheat above $5 on U.S., Canadian concerns - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70513-u-s-grains-chicago-wheat-above-5-on-u-s-canadian-concerns-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +9.6% | +0.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-09-30 | [U.S. grains: Wheat futures surge as supplies drop to 14-year low - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11320-u-s-grains-wheat-futures-surge-as-supplies-drop-to-14-year-low-grainews.md) | +4.7% | +10.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-05-27 | [World Wheat Market Factors to Watch in the New U.S. Marketing Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47134-world-wheat-market-factors-to-watch-in-the-new-u-s-marketing-year.md) | +4.3% | +1.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2020-06-09 | [U.S. Farmers Planting Less Wheat, But Sowings of Winter Varieties Stay Stable \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52649-u-s-farmers-planting-less-wheat-but-sowings-of-winter-varieties-stay-stable.md) | -3.2% | -5.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-03-22 | [Global Winter Wheat Condition a Mixed Bag - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65938-global-winter-wheat-condition-a-mixed-bag-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | -1.0% | +6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-09 | [U.S. grains: Wheat and soy climb, corn sags after USDA data - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48067-u-s-grains-wheat-and-soy-climb-corn-sags-after-usda-data-manitoba-co-operator.md) | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-30 | [U.S. grains: Chicago wheat above $5 on U.S., Canadian concerns - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70513-u-s-grains-chicago-wheat-above-5-on-u-s-canadian-concerns-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +1.3% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-30 | [U.S. grains: Wheat futures surge as supplies drop to 14-year low - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11320-u-s-grains-wheat-futures-surge-as-supplies-drop-to-14-year-low-grainews.md) | +5.6% | +8.7% |

## Sources

- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/daily/u-s-farmers-cut-winter-wheat-acres-to-107-year-low/

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