# Expertise

> Frontrunner's June 5 report says managed money holds large short positions in world wheat futures, leaving prices vulnerable to shocks. Russian wheat crop estimates are around 80-90 million tonnes, and Ukraine's total grain harvest could fall 10% to 51 million tonnes.

- Date: 2025-06-05 · published 2025-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24296-expertise
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Large speculative shorts and a sizeable Russian crop keep world wheat bearish, though a Ukrainian crop shortfall and weather risk could trigger short covering.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-02 | [Expertise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22473-expertise.md) | +0.5% | +6.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-06 | [Ukraine grain exports on the rise \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14323-ukraine-grain-exports-on-the-rise-world-grain.md) | -3.6% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-03 | [ABARES experts again raise Australia's wheat, barley and rapeseed crop forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20128-abares-experts-again-raise-australia-s-wheat-barley-and-rapeseed-crop-forecasts.md) | +1.8% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-04-09 | [USDA Expects Larger Corn Stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11376-usda-expects-larger-corn-stocks.md) | -0.5% | -10.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-16 | [Winter crops exceed expectations: ABARES](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48601-winter-crops-exceed-expectations-abares.md) | +1.3% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- frontierag.co.uk: https://www.frontierag.co.uk/news-events-and-expertise/expertise/frontrunner-5th-June-2025/

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