
Russia shipped wheat to Iran via the Caspian Sea for the first time in years, with 500,000 tonnes of feed corn, 180,000 tonnes of feed barley and over 4,000 tonnes of wheat moving from Caspian ports in Q1 2026. Astrakhan grain shipments rose 61% to 730,000 tonnes.
Rerouting Russian grain to Iran through the Caspian adds an alternative export channel while Middle East conflict disrupts Gulf trade. This supports Russian feed grain availability and adds to competition for Iranian feed buyers.
After 87 past bearish geopolitics events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.5% to +2.1%), and +0.3% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 38 past neutral geopolitics events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (53% higher; middle half -1.6% to +1.5%), and +0.8% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.