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Black Sea wheat traders had not yet changed trading behavior despite Russian troop build-up near the Ukrainian border, which includes about 100,000 troops. Russia and Ukraine together account for 23% of global wheat exports, and Chicago wheat rose 7.4% in two days on tension-driven buying.
The ruble and hryvnia weakened more than 3% against the dollar.
The sharp Chicago wheat rally reflects a geopolitical risk premium that could fade or intensify depending on developments, and currency weakness in Russia and Ukraine tends to support their export competitiveness.
spglobal.comWilliam BlandJan 20, 2022After 361 past bullish geopolitics events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.7% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -1.4% to +3.7%), and +1.3% over 20.
After 323 past bullish geopolitics events, Corn moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.5% to +2.9%), and +0.9% 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.
