# Dry Russian winter wheat areas in focus: Grain market daily | AHDB

> Wheat futures gained as dry weather concerns persisted in Russia and the US, with speculative traders still short. The EU Commission cut its 2024 EU-27 soft wheat crop to 120.2 Mt, the lowest in four years, and Paris rapeseed dipped slightly.

- Date: 2024-04-26 · published 2024-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12145-dry-russian-winter-wheat-areas-in-focus-grain-market-daily-ahdb
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Dry conditions in Russia and a lower EU crop estimate reduce export supplies and support wheat prices, with feed wheat values also tracking global futures.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-16 | [Prices rally as Russian crop reduces: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46105-prices-rally-as-russian-crop-reduces-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +0.1% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-29 | [What’s driving the volatile grain market? Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40981-what-s-driving-the-volatile-grain-market-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -8.7% | -16.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-17 | [French crop conditions dip amid dry weather: Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53576-french-crop-conditions-dip-amid-dry-weather-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -1.4% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-23 | [Wheat Futures Climb as Drought Hits Winter Crop - Daily Grain Highlights \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19769-wheat-futures-climb-as-drought-hits-winter-crop-daily-grain-highlights.md) | +1.4% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-24 | [More wheat and barley, but lower oat stocks at end-June: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34643-more-wheat-and-barley-but-lower-oat-stocks-at-end-june-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -4.9% | -2.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-04-23 | [Wheat Futures Climb as Drought Hits Winter Crop - Daily Grain Highlights \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19769-wheat-futures-climb-as-drought-hits-winter-crop-daily-grain-highlights.md) | +8.2% | +9.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-05-21 | [Grain market review: Wheat \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4592-grain-market-review-wheat-world-grain.md) | +5.0% | -13.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-02-26 | [Daily market wire 27 February 2018 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11656-daily-market-wire-27-february-2018-grain-central.md) | +11.3% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- ahdb.org.uk: https://ahdb.org.uk/news/dry-russian-winter-wheat-areas-in-focus-grain-market-daily

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