In Missouri, World Grain reported that global wheat output for the 2025-26 marketing year is forecast to increase by 1% to 796 million tons, according to the latest Cereal Supply and Demand Briefing from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
The briefing said “estimates suggest an increase in sowing, primarily for soft wheat, with most of the expansion centered in France and Germany.”
“The average wheat yield among European countries is also expected to rise year on year,” the FAO said. “However, developing dry conditions in the east and excessive rainfall in the west, particularly in France, may limit these gains.”
The FAO also noted that total wheat area in the United States is expected to expand in 2025, driven by an increase in winter sowings and a likely rise in spring wheat acreage, potentially replacing some soybean plantings. However, US production is projected to decrease slightly to 52.5 million tons due to dry conditions in key winter wheat production areas, the report added.
The report also highlighted that wheat production in Russia is forecast to decline for the third consecutive year.
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