# Wheat exports from Russia reach 170,000 tonnes weekly

> Russian wheat exports from Black Sea ports totaled 169,850 tonnes in the week ended May 21, down from 355,375 tonnes the previous week. Year-to-date May exports of 1.07 million tonnes were 68% below the same period in 2024.

- Date: 2025-05-28 · published 2025-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14204-wheat-exports-from-russia-reach-170-000-tonnes-weekly
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Sharply lower Russian shipments remove supply from the world wheat market at a time of seasonal tightness, which supports wheat prices and raises feed grain replacement costs.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-30 | [Russian weekly wheat exports stable at 575,000 tonnes, YTD down 20% - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14284-russian-weekly-wheat-exports-stable-at-575-000-tonnes-ytd-down-20-fastmarkets.md) | +4.9% | -3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-01 | [Ukraine Benefits from Slow Start to Russia’s Wheat Exports - Russia Business Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56934-ukraine-benefits-from-slow-start-to-russia-s-wheat-exports-russia-business-today.md) | -2.3% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-27 | [Russia to halt wheat exports \| 2020-04-27  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53497-russia-to-halt-wheat-exports-2020-04-27-world-grain.md) | -0.5% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-24 | [Due to higher prices, Russia increases wheat export](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63888-due-to-higher-prices-russia-increases-wheat-export.md) | -1.0% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-28 | [Grain Export From Russia To Gear Down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72348-grain-export-from-russia-to-gear-down.md) | +1.1% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- fastmarkets.com: https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/wheat-exports-from-russia-reach-170000-tonnes-weekly/

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