# USDA raises Vietnam wheat import forecast as feed millers switch from corn to cheaper wheat

> The USDA's Ho Chi Minh City post raised its 2026/27 wheat import forecast for Vietnam to 6.3 million tonnes. Feed millers are favouring cheaper wheat over corn, which is being diverted to ethanol.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T06:07:24.840Z
- Category: report · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99013-usda-raises-vietnam-wheat-import-forecast-as-feed-millers-switch-from-corn-to
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Vietnamese wheat imports add demand for wheat in feed rations while corn supply tightens for ethanol, supporting wheat and weighing relatively on corn for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-10 | [USDA forecasts lower US wheat stocks, raises corn exports in latest WASDE report \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26902-usda-forecasts-lower-us-wheat-stocks-raises-corn-exports-in-latest-wasde-report.md) | -0.2% | -0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-24 | [Australian 2017 wheat crop forecast to reach 24 million tonnes: USDA report - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71469-australian-2017-wheat-crop-forecast-to-reach-24-million-tonnes-usda-report.md) | +2.4% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-12 | [Corn, Wheat Get Help From USDA Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63998-corn-wheat-get-help-from-usda-report.md) | +3.8% | +9.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-01 | [2023 wheat harvest forecast:  Still challenges for importing countries! \| Miller Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36338-2023-wheat-harvest-forecast-still-challenges-for-importing-countries-miller.md) | -13.2% | -13.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-10 | [Wheat inches lower, subdued USDA forecast caps losses - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7082-wheat-inches-lower-subdued-usda-forecast-caps-losses-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-12-10 | [USDA forecasts lower US wheat stocks, raises corn exports in latest WASDE report \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26902-usda-forecasts-lower-us-wheat-stocks-raises-corn-exports-in-latest-wasde-report.md) | +1.6% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2022-02-24 | [USDA cuts corn, raises soy and wheat acreage for 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13389-usda-cuts-corn-raises-soy-and-wheat-acreage-for-2022.md) | +6.5% | +12.3% |
| CORN | 2018-07-12 | [Corn, Wheat Get Help From USDA Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63998-corn-wheat-get-help-from-usda-report.md) | +2.9% | +12.0% |

## Sources

- efeedlink.com: https://www.efeedlink.com/articles/usda-raises-vietnam-wheat-import-forecast-as-feed-millers-switch-from-corn-to-cheaper-wheat

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