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    Global wheat market: Wheat prices continue to fall as global supply expectations improve

    • Last Update: 2022-01-22
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    Foreign media news on January 16: As of the week of January 14, 2022, global wheat prices continued to fall
    .
    The USDA and the International Grains Council confirmed that global supplies of wheat exceeded earlier expectations and that a bumper wheat harvest in the southern hemisphere helped ease supply concerns
    .
    The dry winter wheat producing areas of the United States will usher in rain, and weak export sales of US wheat will also be detrimental to wheat prices
    .
     
    March soft red winter wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) fell about 17 cents, or 2.
    24%, to settle at 741.
    50 cents a bush on Friday
    .
    March hard red winter wheat futures on the Kansas City Futures Exchange (KCBT) settled at around 745 cents a bush, down 30 cents, or 3.
    87%, from a week ago
    .
    March hard red spring wheat futures on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) settled at around 878.
    25 cents a bush, down 45 cents, or 4.
    87%, from a week ago
    .
    March 2022 milling wheat futures on Euronext traded at around €263.
    50/tonne, down €11 or 4% from a week earlier
    .
    The spot price of Argentine wheat was $300/ton, down $8 or 2.
    6% from a week ago, FOB price
    .
     
      Global wheat production in 2022/23 expected to hit record high
     
      The International Grains Council (IGC) released its first forecast for global wheat production in 2022/23 in its January report, which is expected to grow for the fourth consecutive year and hit a record high
    .
     
      The IGC said, however, that wheat stocks were little changed despite an expected increase in production
    .
    In fact, wheat ending stocks have been hovering around 276 million tons since 2019/20
    .
    Global inventories are little changed year-on-year as global wheat consumption is also set to hit a new high, the IGC said
    .
    In addition, stocks in major wheat exporters are expected to remain below average
    .
    Wheat stocks in major global exporters in 2021/22 stood at 54 million tonnes, down from 69 million three years ago
    .
     
      The global wheat stocks-to-use ratio also tightened further, from 31.
    1% in 2021/22 to 30.
    9%
    .
    But wheat prices are still set to fall due to a modest increase in wheat supplies from major exporters
    .
     
      Strategic Grains expects global wheat production in 2022/23 to rise by 24.
    3 million tonnes year-on-year as production in Canada and the United States recovers from last year's drought
    .
    Global wheat stocks in 2022/23 only edged up by 4.
    1 million tonnes, as despite an expected increase in production, this is almost offset by increases in feed and industrial consumption
    .
    Strategic Grains expects the average price of milling wheat to fall to $260 to $270 per ton in 2022/23 (depending on origin), down about $50 per ton from 2021/22 and $25 to $35 from current prices
    .
     
      In its January monthly supply and demand report, the U.
    S.
    Department of Agriculture projected global ending stocks of wheat in 2021/22 at 280 million tons, up 1.
    8 million tons from the previous month and exceeding analysts’ forecast of 278.
    67 million tons
    .
    However, global wheat ending stocks for 2021/22 remain the lowest since 2016/17
    .
     
      U.
    S.
    wheat acreage expected to rise in 2022
     
      Wheat prices have climbed steadily over the past year and hit a nine-year high in November, encouraging U.
    S.
    farmers to grow more wheat
    .
    The U.
    S.
    Department of Agriculture expects U.
    S.
    winter wheat plantings to reach 34.
    397 million acres in 2022, up 2 percent from a year earlier and above analysts’ forecast of 34.
    255 million acres
    .
    Although the recent dry weather in the winter wheat producing areas of the Great Plains of the United States has led to a decline in crop conditions, the weather situation after the winter wheat turns green is the key to determining the yield potential
    .
     
      U.
    S.
    wheat export sales remain subdued
     
      The U.
    S.
    Department of Agriculture's weekly export sales report showed net U.
    S.
    wheat sales for the 2021/22 season of 264,400 tons for the week ended January 6, 2022, higher than last week's annual low but 20% below the four-week average.
    %
    .
    So far this year, U.
    S.
    wheat export sales totaled 16.
    1475 million tons, down 23.
    3 percent year-on-year
    .
     
      Russian wheat export tariffs lead to slower pace of exports
     
      Recently, Russia announced that it will implement an export quota of 8 million tons of wheat from mid-February to June, which may limit the export potential in the second half of the 2021/22 season.
    Coupled with the continued high export tariffs on wheat, the pace of Russian wheat exports has slowed down
    .
    Between July 1 and December 31, 2021, Russia exported 21.
    6 million tons of wheat, down 19.
    7 percent from the same period a year earlier, data from the Russian Federal Phytosanitary Service (Rosselkhoznadzor) showed
    .
    The USDA lowered its forecast for Russian wheat exports by 1 million tons to 35 million in its January supply and demand report
    .
    Wheat Prices USDA Grains U.
    S.
    Exports
     
      March soft red winter wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) fell about 17 cents, or 2.
    24%, to settle at 741.
    50 cents a bush on Friday
    .
    March hard red winter wheat futures on the Kansas City Futures Exchange (KCBT) settled at around 745 cents a bush, down 30 cents, or 3.
    87%, from a week ago
    .
    March hard red spring wheat futures on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) settled at around 878.
    25 cents a bush, down 45 cents, or 4.
    87%, from a week ago
    .
    March 2022 milling wheat futures on Euronext traded at around €263.
    50/tonne, down €11 or 4% from a week earlier
    .
    The spot price of Argentine wheat was $300/ton, down $8 or 2.
    6% from a week ago, FOB price
    .
     
      Global wheat production in 2022/23 expected to hit record high
     
      The International Grains Council (IGC) released its first forecast for global wheat production in 2022/23 in its January report, which is expected to grow for the fourth consecutive year and hit a record high
    .
     
      The IGC said, however, that wheat stocks were little changed despite an expected increase in production
    .
    In fact, wheat ending stocks have been hovering around 276 million tons since 2019/20
    .
    Global inventories are little changed year-on-year as global wheat consumption is also set to hit a new high, the IGC said
    .
    In addition, stocks in major wheat exporters are expected to remain below average
    .
    Wheat stocks in major global exporters in 2021/22 stood at 54 million tonnes, down from 69 million three years ago
    .
     
      The global wheat stocks-to-use ratio also tightened further, from 31.
    1% in 2021/22 to 30.
    9%
    .
    But wheat prices are still set to fall due to a modest increase in wheat supplies from major exporters
    .
     
      Strategic Grains expects global wheat production in 2022/23 to rise by 24.
    3 million tonnes year-on-year as production in Canada and the United States recovers from last year's drought
    .
    Global wheat stocks in 2022/23 only edged up by 4.
    1 million tonnes, as despite an expected increase in production, this is almost offset by increases in feed and industrial consumption
    .
    Strategic Grains expects the average price of milling wheat to fall to $260 to $270 per ton in 2022/23 (depending on origin), down about $50 per ton from 2021/22 and $25 to $35 from current prices
    .
     
      In its January monthly supply and demand report, the U.
    S.
    Department of Agriculture projected global ending stocks of wheat in 2021/22 at 280 million tons, up 1.
    8 million tons from the previous month and exceeding analysts’ forecast of 278.
    67 million tons
    .
    However, global wheat ending stocks for 2021/22 remain the lowest since 2016/17
    .
     
      U.
    S.
    wheat acreage expected to rise in 2022
     
      Wheat prices have climbed steadily over the past year and hit a nine-year high in November, encouraging U.
    S.
    farmers to grow more wheat
    .
    The U.
    S.
    Department of Agriculture expects U.
    S.
    winter wheat plantings to reach 34.
    397 million acres in 2022, up 2 percent from a year earlier and above analysts’ forecast of 34.
    255 million acres
    .
    Although the recent dry weather in the winter wheat producing areas of the Great Plains of the United States has led to a decline in crop conditions, the weather situation after the winter wheat turns green is the key to determining the yield potential
    .
     
      U.
    S.
    wheat export sales remain subdued
     
      The U.
    S.
    Department of Agriculture's weekly export sales report showed net U.
    S.
    wheat sales for the 2021/22 season of 264,400 tons for the week ended January 6, 2022, higher than last week's annual low but 20% below the four-week average.
    %
    .
    So far this year, U.
    S.
    wheat export sales totaled 16.
    1475 million tons, down 23.
    3 percent year-on-year
    .
     
      Russian wheat export tariffs lead to slower pace of exports
     
      Recently, Russia announced that it will implement an export quota of 8 million tons of wheat from mid-February to June, which may limit the export potential in the second half of the 2021/22 season.
    Coupled with the continued high export tariffs on wheat, the pace of Russian wheat exports has slowed down
    .
    Between July 1 and December 31, 2021, Russia exported 21.
    6 million tons of wheat, down 19.
    7 percent from the same period a year earlier, data from the Russian Federal Phytosanitary Service (Rosselkhoznadzor) showed
    .
    The USDA lowered its forecast for Russian wheat exports by 1 million tons to 35 million in its January supply and demand report
    .
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