US weekly wheat exports fall to lowest level since 1983

In the week ended October 29, 2026, US wheat export shipments totaled just 75.4 thsd tons. This was down 41.3% from the previous week and 78.5% below the same period last year. The volume was the lowest recorded since the beginning of the statistics in 1983, Barchart reported, citing USDA data.

Mexico was the largest destination during the reporting week, receiving 38.6 thsd tons of wheat. Another 28.5 thsd tons was shipped to Taiwan.

Meanwhile, cumulative US wheat exports since the beginning of MY 2026/27 (June 1) reached 7.53 mln tons, up 36.3% from the same period last season.

According to NASS, as of November 1, 83% of the planned US winter wheat acreage had been planted, 1 percentage point below the five-year average. Emergence reached 65% of the crop, in line with the normal pace. The share of winter wheat rated good to excellent stood at 44%.

In addition, US flour mills processed 227 mln bushels of wheat in July-September 2026, down 4.4 mln bushels from the same quarter last year.

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