# Global wheat exports update: Russia’s wheat exports rise to 732,000 tonnes, while US exports forecast at 875 million bushels - Fastmarkets

> Russian wheat exports from Black Sea ports totaled 732,180 tonnes in the week ended August 14, up 59% from the prior week, led by African buyers such as Egypt. USDA projects US 2025/26 wheat exports at 875 million bushels, up 25 million from the prior estimate.

- Date: 2025-08-19 · published 2025-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14185-global-wheat-exports-update-russia-s-wheat-exports-rise-to-732-000-tonnes-while
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Steady Russian flows support global wheat supply, while a higher US export forecast signals a larger US export program, a mixed signal that leaves wheat prices with limited direction.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- KWHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-14 | [IBGE forecasts harvest of 311.0 million tonnes for 2025, rise of 5.8% over 2024 \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13534-ibge-forecasts-harvest-of-311-0-million-tonnes-for-2025-rise-of-5-8-over-2024.md) | -0.5% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-02 | [French corn harvest at 89% while wheat sowing at 93% - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26898-french-corn-harvest-at-89-while-wheat-sowing-at-93-fastmarkets.md) | +0.2% | +2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-12 | [The USDA raised its consumption forecast and lowered its estimate of wheat stocks, but prices continued to fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36464-the-usda-raised-its-consumption-forecast-and-lowered-its-estimate-of-wheat.md) | +9.0% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-22 | [Global wheat shipments withstood the shock of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14326-global-wheat-shipments-withstood-the-shock-of-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine.md) | -4.3% | -4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-11 | [USDA lifts wheat, soybean export forecasts \| 2020-02-11  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54562-usda-lifts-wheat-soybean-export-forecasts-2020-02-11-world-grain.md) | +4.4% | +9.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-04-12 | [The USDA raised its consumption forecast and lowered its estimate of wheat stocks, but prices continued to fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36464-the-usda-raised-its-consumption-forecast-and-lowered-its-estimate-of-wheat.md) | +1.5% | +4.4% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-01-12 | [W1 Wheat Update: EU Soft Wheat Production Forecast Drops for 204/25 Season; India Projects Record Wheat Production of 114 MMT for 2023/24 MY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32061-w1-wheat-update-eu-soft-wheat-production-forecast-drops-for-204-25-season-india.md) | -1.3% | -2.4% |
| KWHEAT | 2020-02-28 | [Farming News - Wheat & OSR market update - coronavirus & weather dominate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10639-farming-news-wheat-and-osr-market-update-coronavirus-and-weather-dominate.md) | -0.9% | +9.9% |

## Sources

- fastmarkets.com: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/global-wheat-exports-update-russias-wheat-exports-rise-to-732000-tonnes-while-us-exports-forecast-at-875-million-bushels/

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