# Asia Millers Buy More U.S. Wheat on Competitive Prices, Black Sea Delays

> Asian flour millers have increased purchases of U.S. wheat, with Indonesian importers finalising deals for about 500,000 tons, Bangladesh buyers securing about 250,000 tons and Sri Lankan millers around 100,000 tons. Traders cited competitive U.S. prices and weather-related delays to Black Sea cargoes. U.S. soft white wheat sold at $270 per metric ton delivered to Southeast Asia.

- Date: 2025-09-16 · published 2025-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8334-asia-millers-buy-more-u-s-wheat-on-competitive-prices-black-sea-delays
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Large new Asian demand for U.S. wheat tightens export availability and supports U.S. wheat prices, while Black Sea shipment delays shift some demand westward.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-15 | [Black Sea competition impacting Australian wheat prices: Rabo - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66043-black-sea-competition-impacting-australian-wheat-prices-rabo-grain-central.md) | -1.7% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-15 | [Strong demand from buyers strengthens the price for black sea wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51154-strong-demand-from-buyers-strengthens-the-price-for-black-sea-wheat.md) | -0.8% | +7.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-23 | [In the black: Asian flour mills turn to Black Sea region for wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64881-in-the-black-asian-flour-mills-turn-to-black-sea-region-for-wheat.md) | -0.0% | -2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-23 | [China may buy up to 7 million tons of U.S. wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60962-china-may-buy-up-to-7-million-tons-of-u-s-wheat.md) | -0.3% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-27 | [IGC Data Shows U.S. Wheat Prices in a Rare Position - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62068-igc-data-shows-u-s-wheat-prices-in-a-rare-position-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +1.5% | +2.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-03-15 | [Black Sea competition impacting Australian wheat prices: Rabo - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66043-black-sea-competition-impacting-australian-wheat-prices-rabo-grain-central.md) | -9.0% | -0.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2020-09-15 | [Strong demand from buyers strengthens the price for black sea wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51154-strong-demand-from-buyers-strengthens-the-price-for-black-sea-wheat.md) | +2.6% | +11.7% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/partners-asia-millers-buy-more-u-s-wheat-on-competitive-prices-black-sea-delays-11810762

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