# Demand for Russian wheat holds strong despite war - Grain Central

> Russian wheat is still moving to export markets, including Egypt, despite the war. Trade flows from Black Sea ports have been severely disrupted, and the Russian Navy continues to restrict vessel movement. Reports put the number of ships held at 100 to 200 or more.

- Date: 2022-03-22 · published 2022-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14505-demand-for-russian-wheat-holds-strong-despite-war-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Steady buyer demand for Russian wheat supports prices and limits the discount that disrupted supply would otherwise create. Route risk keeps freight and insurance costs high.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-01 | [Ukrainian grain flows faster to ports despite Russian strikes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14128-ukrainian-grain-flows-faster-to-ports-despite-russian-strikes.md) | -2.5% | +0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-21 | [Russian wheat market dominance grows - Milling and Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61151-russian-wheat-market-dominance-grows-milling-and-grain.md) | +3.3% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-19 | [In 2019/20 MY, Ukraine and Russia can meet the rising demand for wheat, corn and barley in the MENA countries — APK-Inform](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56929-in-2019-20-my-ukraine-and-russia-can-meet-the-rising-demand-for-wheat-corn-and.md) | +2.2% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-19 | [Strategy Grains again lowers export estimate for wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65480-strategy-grains-again-lowers-export-estimate-for-wheat.md) | +0.3% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-28 | [Regulatory woes thwart potential wheat export gains for India spawned by Russia-Ukraine war](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42688-regulatory-woes-thwart-potential-wheat-export-gains-for-india-spawned-by-russia.md) | +12.1% | +26.0% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/demand-for-russian-wheat-remains-strong-despite-the-war/

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