# U.S. winter wheat plantings might be smaller | The Western Producer

> US winter wheat plantings are expected to fall further after the second smallest crop in over a century last year. Low wheat prices near $3.30 per bushel, dry central US soils and wheat streak mosaic virus are discouraging planting.

- Date: 2017-09-21 · published 2017-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8511-u-s-winter-wheat-plantings-might-be-smaller-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller US winter wheat acreage tightens the outlook for hard red wheat supplies and supports prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 2026-04-29 | [U.S. hard red winter wheat crop finds itself in trouble \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19780-u-s-hard-red-winter-wheat-crop-finds-itself-in-trouble-the-western-producer.md) | -2.8% | -3.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-05-05 | [Drought, frost provide lift for U.S. hard red wheat price \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19313-drought-frost-provide-lift-for-u-s-hard-red-wheat-price-the-western-producer.md) | -1.3% | -7.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-10-22 | [Rains threaten South American wheat \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13694-rains-threaten-south-american-wheat-the-western-producer.md) | -2.5% | -1.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-01-11 | [Small U.S. Winter Wheat Crop Likely - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61148-small-u-s-winter-wheat-crop-likely-proag.md) | +1.1% | -0.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-08-30 | [Exports to bear brunt of short crop \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45541-exports-to-bear-brunt-of-short-crop-the-western-producer.md) | +0.4% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-29 | [U.S. hard red winter wheat crop finds itself in trouble \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19780-u-s-hard-red-winter-wheat-crop-finds-itself-in-trouble-the-western-producer.md) | -3.1% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-05 | [Drought, frost provide lift for U.S. hard red wheat price \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19313-drought-frost-provide-lift-for-u-s-hard-red-wheat-price-the-western-producer.md) | +1.8% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-22 | [Rains threaten South American wheat \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13694-rains-threaten-south-american-wheat-the-western-producer.md) | -0.6% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/markets/u-s-winter-wheat-plantings-might-be-smaller/

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