# Size of Russian wheat crop takes toll on market - Farmers Weekly

> The IGC raised its 2019-20 world wheat production estimate by 3 million tonnes to 762 million, with Russia's crop rising to 79.5 million tonnes. Dry weather in parts of the EU could still cut yields, while US spring sowing lags after flooding.

- Date: 2019-04-26 · published 2019-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10961-size-of-russian-wheat-crop-takes-toll-on-market-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A large Russian crop points to ample wheat supplies and lower feed wheat prices, while EU dryness and US planting delays are the main upside risks.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-04-29 | 1 | -3.1% | -3.3 | IGC raised world wheat output and Russia's crop estimate, a bearish supply backdrop that weighed on prices. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-21 | [Russian wheat output shocks markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69003-russian-wheat-output-shocks-markets.md) | -6.6% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-29 | [Markets: Feed markets hold steady - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62615-markets-feed-markets-hold-steady-farmers-weekly.md) | +0.2% | -4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-20 | [Key changes in Russian wheat market for first half of MY 2025/26: 2026 preview - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14146-key-changes-in-russian-wheat-market-for-first-half-of-my-2025-26-2026-preview.md) | +2.0% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-08 | [Farming News - US & EU wheat price down - the Weekly Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11626-farming-news-us-and-eu-wheat-price-down-the-weekly-markets.md) | -3.7% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-29 | [Canadian farmers seen reaping bumper wheat, canola, corn crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40003-canadian-farmers-seen-reaping-bumper-wheat-canola-corn-crops.md) | +0.5% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2016-12-12 | [Grain market steady after USDA report - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73541-grain-market-steady-after-usda-report-farmers-weekly.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2018-03-09 | [Farming News - Roundup of the OSR,Wheat & Fertiliser Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10892-farming-news-roundup-of-the-osr-wheat-and-fertiliser-markets.md) | +1.9% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2020-03-16 | [Market Trends for March & April - Grain Farmers of Ontario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7428-market-trends-for-march-and-april-grain-farmers-of-ontario.md) | -4.7% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/crop-prices/size-of-russian-wheat-crop-takes-toll-on-market

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