According to USDA’s Federal Grain Inspection Service, in the week ending April 24, wheat inspected for export totaled 647,000 metric tons (mt)—a 7-month high.
The largest class of wheat exports—hard red winter (HRW) inspections—reached 298,000 mt (HRW wheat’s highest weekly total since July 2021). In the week ending April 24, the top destinations for HRW wheat shipments included Mexico (85,000 mt); Colombia (53,000 mt); and Kenya (53,000 mt). Of HRW wheat total shipments, 42 percent departed from the Texas Gulf (i.e., Houston, TX); 40 percent, from the Columbia River (i.e., Portland, OR); and 18 percent, from Interior locations (by rail, to Mexico).
Harvest for next year’s winter wheat crop (marketing year 2025/26) should begin later this month and continue over the summer. As shown in USDA/National Agricultural Statistics Service’s latest Crop Progress report, 49 percent of winter wheat is rated good to excellent, which matches the rating for this time last year.