Wheat prices ended sharply higher in the US on Tuesday.

The May wheat contract traded in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) It closed this Tuesday (14) with a strong increase of 9.75 points and 1.67%, quoted at US$ cents 592.00/bushel. In  Kansas City Bank Exchange (KCBT)Meanwhile, the contract for the same month jumped 19.50 points and 3.23%, to US$ cents 622.75/bushel. In this trading session, cereal prices were driven by… worsening weather conditions in winter wheat growing regions us United StatesAccording to the climate bulletin of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)In the plains, high temperatures cover the southeastern half of the region. In areas where soil moisture is scarce, winter grains have shown significant stress. April 12approximately half of winter wheat It was classified as being in very poor to poor condition. Texas (54%) Oklahoma (48%) Nebraska (47%) and Colorado (44%). The USDA It also revealed that 11% of the crops winter wheat The silking stage (weekly progress of 4 pp) was reached in 11% of the crops, compared to 8% in the same period of the last harvest and 7% on average over the last five years. Planting of… spring wheat Planting reached 6% of the projected area – the same pace seen in the previous cycle – after advancing 4 percentage points in one week. The average planting rate over the last five years was 7%. Further gains were limited by the release of soft wheat export data. European Union Since the start of the 2025/26 season on July 1st, they have reached 18.573 million tons up to April 12th. This volume is 8% higher than that recorded in the same period of 2025, according to figures published today by [organization name]. European Commission.

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