# US wheat exports cut by 25 million bushels - High Plains Journal

> USDA's Economic Research Service cut 2018-19 U.S. wheat exports by 25 million bushels to 1 billion. Export sales through six months are only 41 percent of the total, below the 10-year average of 52 percent.

- Date: 2018-12-18 · published 2018-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7513-us-wheat-exports-cut-by-25-million-bushels-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower U.S. exports and slow HRW sales leave more wheat in storage and add pressure to wheat prices, while Russia gains market share on price.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2019-03-07 | [Grain Journal \| Fourth Quarter 2018 Wheat Transportation Costs…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60301-grain-journal-fourth-quarter-2018-wheat-transportation-costs.md) | -0.3% | +1.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-11-28 | [First post-shutdown WASDE showed big supplies - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21993-first-post-shutdown-wasde-showed-big-supplies-high-plains-journal.md) | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| KWHEAT | 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) | -3.3% | -13.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-10-22 | [Wheat markets sink as weak exports outweigh drought concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/445-wheat-markets-sink-as-weak-exports-outweigh-drought-concerns.md) | -3.4% | — |
| KWHEAT | 2026-04-09 | [Wheat stocks hit 5-year high as USDA holds export outlook steady](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19666-wheat-stocks-hit-5-year-high-as-usda-holds-export-outlook-steady.md) | +5.1% | +13.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-03-07 | [Grain Journal \| Fourth Quarter 2018 Wheat Transportation Costs…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60301-grain-journal-fourth-quarter-2018-wheat-transportation-costs.md) | -0.0% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-28 | [First post-shutdown WASDE showed big supplies - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21993-first-post-shutdown-wasde-showed-big-supplies-high-plains-journal.md) | +2.1% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-01 | [USDA Expects Farmers to Harvest 13.8 Billion Bushels of Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56416-usda-expects-farmers-to-harvest-13-8-billion-bushels-of-corn.md) | -4.8% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2018/12/18/us-wheat-exports-cut-by-25-million-bushels/

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