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The US winter wheat area is estimated to be the lowest in over 100 years, according to the latest United Sates Department of Agriculture report. The 2019 winter wheat crop decreased 4% on 2018 to 31.29m acres.
This is the lowest area sown since records began in 1909 when 29.196m acres were planted.
The area sown with hard red winter wheat is estimated at 22.2m acres, down 3% from 2018, while area sown to soft red winter is estimated at 5.66m acres, down 7%. The area sown with white winter wheat is estimated at 3.44m acres, down 3%.
States including California, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma saw large declines, partly due to poor weather.
Since 2013, the US winter wheat area has been steadily decreasing, with soya bean area increasing over the same period.
Black sea significance
The AHDB reports that a reduced US winter wheat crop could affect the amount the US can export for 2019/2020. This means that there could be a greater importance placed on the Russian and Black Sea wheat for global pricing.
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