# U.S. grains: Wheat leads grains higher with Russian strikes in focus - Grainews

> Chicago wheat rebounded as reports of further Russian strikes on Ukrainian Black Sea port infrastructure revived concerns about war risks to grain trade. Russian attacks in the Odesa region reportedly burned containers at the Pivdennyi port, and soybeans and corn also rose.

- Date: 2025-12-22 · published 2025-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21539-u-s-grains-wheat-leads-grains-higher-with-russian-strikes-in-focus-grainews
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Attacks on Ukrainian ports disrupt Black Sea export logistics and can lift wheat and corn prices through a risk premium.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-16 | [Russia’s port strikes leave Ukraine’s grain with almost nowhere else to go - Euromaidan Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18376-russia-s-port-strikes-leave-ukraine-s-grain-with-almost-nowhere-else-to-go.md) | +3.9% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-09 | [Wheat futures surge after Russia strikes Ukrainian grain terminal - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40980-wheat-futures-surge-after-russia-strikes-ukrainian-grain-terminal-fastmarkets.md) | +1.2% | -8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-19 | [Ukraine's grain, iron ore exports hit by Russian strikes on ports this winter \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14135-ukraine-s-grain-iron-ore-exports-hit-by-russian-strikes-on-ports-this-winter.md) | +1.8% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-31 | [Russia-Ukraine Tensions Drive Global Wheat Prices Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43173-russia-ukraine-tensions-drive-global-wheat-prices-higher.md) | -1.7% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-08 | [Ukraine Grain Exports Drop 16% in December as Russian Strikes Hit Ports - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14144-ukraine-grain-exports-drop-16-in-december-as-russian-strikes-hit-ports-bloomberg.md) | -0.2% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2026-07-16 | [Russia’s port strikes leave Ukraine’s grain with almost nowhere else to go - Euromaidan Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18376-russia-s-port-strikes-leave-ukraine-s-grain-with-almost-nowhere-else-to-go.md) | +3.1% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2026-02-19 | [Ukraine's grain, iron ore exports hit by Russian strikes on ports this winter \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14135-ukraine-s-grain-iron-ore-exports-hit-by-russian-strikes-on-ports-this-winter.md) | +0.6% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2022-01-31 | [Russia-Ukraine Tensions Drive Global Wheat Prices Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43173-russia-ukraine-tensions-drive-global-wheat-prices-higher.md) | +0.6% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/u-s-grains-wheat-leads-grains-higher-with-russian-strikes-in-focus/

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