
Chicago wheat rose 6% over the week and is 14% higher than a month ago, with Kansas wheat up 5% and French wheat up 2%. Russia and Ukraine are rerouting grain exports after attacks on Black Sea ports disrupted normal shipping.
Alternative Baltic and land routes can replace only about half of normal Black Sea grain movements, so the supply shortfall supports wheat prices in global markets.
After 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 94 past bullish geopolitics events, Wheat (HRW) moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -2.7% to +5.8%), and +0.1% 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.