
Black Sea wheat exports are 46% lower year-to-date than a year earlier according to vessel tracking, with Russia's export quota having kept early-2025 shipments artificially low. Sovecon forecasts 42.9 Mt of Russian exports for 2025/26, and Russia's export tax has fallen to zero for the first time since 2021.
A weaker early-season export pace reduces Panamax and geared vessel demand out of the Black Sea in Q3 and Q4, while the zero export tax may encourage farmer selling that adds supply and pressures wheat prices.
After 375 past bearish trade events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -2.0% to +1.1%), and -0.1% over 20.
After 82 past bearish trade events, Wheat (HRW) moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -2.8% to +1.9%), and +0.1% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.