Key Takeaways
Weather conditions in China and India are deteriorating and threatening the wheat crops. Drought conditions in China are not without precedent, and modeling efforts suggest a modest 1.5 percent yield reduction vs. 2025. India’s wheat yields are forecast to fall 3 percent and pare back production to 116.3 MMT. China’s wheat demand is likely to contract slightly due to poor livestock profitability and reduced human consumption. China’s wheat ending stocks for 2026/27 are forecast to be only slightly less massive than normal, suggesting no serious supply shortage risk. WPI’s supply and consumption forecasts indicate no threat to either Chinese or Indian supplies for 2026/27 and limited risk of dynam...
What You Need to Know Today: The surprises from the USDA’s Acreage report were a sharp reduction in winter wheat area from the March Prospective Plantings estimates and a larger-than-expected increase in corn area. The Grain Stocks report offered relatively few surprises, but quarterly d...
Mediterranean/Middle East/North Africa/Africa – MEA Region Oman Flour Mills has begun its 2026 purchases of locally produced wheat. The mill runs a government-supported program that it says strengthens the country’s food supply. The program is said to “improve farming practice...
