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There have been long delays in exports of wheat from Black Sea ports due to heavy snow and cold weather in the growing regions and this is preventing any further fall in prices despite ample supplies, trading executives said Wednesday.

“Shipments scheduled for January spilled over to February and those for this month into March,” said an exporter based in Ukraine.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday he expects the U.S. agriculture-trade surplus to rise by “several billion dollars” in coming years.

Corn and soybeans rose on signs that a drop in prices discouraged U.S. farmers from selling record crops harvested late last year, tightening available supplies for exporters and processors.

Hog futures rose for the second time in three days as U.S. pork prices extended a rally, renewing concern that meat supplies are shrinking. Cattle fell.