Wheat futures climb 9–29 cents after USDA pegs U.S. acres at 42.74 million
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USDA acreage and quarterly stocks data signaled tighter US wheat supply than expected, with 2025/26 planted area and June 1 inventories both below consensus. Additional export sales to Nigeria and a South Korean tender reinforced demand. Futures across CBOT, KCBT, and MIAX reacted with broad gains, reflecting a near-term repricing of balance-sheet tightness despite mixed crop progress and some improvement in spring wheat conditions.
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USDA reported 2025/26 U.S. all-wheat planted area at 42.74 million acres, below the 43.8 million average trade estimate and the March intentions figure. The agency also put June 1 wheat stocks at 920 million bushels, under expectations of 931 million bushels. USDA additionally disclosed new export sales, including 100,000 MT of HRS wheat to Nigeria for 2026/27 and 100,000 MT bought by a South Korean mill in a tender. Following the data, the lead wheat contracts across CBOT, KCBT and MIAX rose 9–29 cents.
