# Russia faces a deepening agricultural crisis

> Russia's agricultural sector faces rising costs, record inflation and sanctions-related financing constraints. USDA forecasts cite 2025 Russian declines of 27% for corn, 12% for oats and 11% for wheat.

- Date: 2025-04-28 · published 2025-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25174-russia-faces-a-deepening-agricultural-crisis
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller Russian oat and grain crops tighten Black Sea export availability, supporting global feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- OATS: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2024-11-06 | [Ukraine: Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2024 \| OECD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10550-ukraine-agricultural-policy-monitoring-and-evaluation-2024-oecd.md) | -11.8% | -9.0% |
| OATS | 2026-09-25 | [What’s Behind the Latest Surge in Grain and Oilseed Prices?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11998-what-s-behind-the-latest-surge-in-grain-and-oilseed-prices.md) | -2.8% | -10.9% |
| CORN | 2023-07-20 | [Wheat prices soar as Russia-Ukraine tensions stoke food crisis fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35082-wheat-prices-soar-as-russia-ukraine-tensions-stoke-food-crisis-fears.md) | +9.4% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2020-05-25 | [Russian factor rallies futures \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53170-russian-factor-rallies-futures-farm-online-act.md) | +1.4% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2022-02-28 | [Balancing the outlook for agriculture \| ANZ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42660-balancing-the-outlook-for-agriculture-anz.md) | +10.4% | +14.4% |
| CORN | 2023-01-09 | [The Ukraine-Russia Grain Deal: A Success or Failure? \| Wilson Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14425-the-ukraine-russia-grain-deal-a-success-or-failure-wilson-center.md) | +2.0% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2023-07-20 | [Grain prices rise after Russian pullout of Black Sea deal sparks food crisis fears \| Commodities \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35076-grain-prices-rise-after-russian-pullout-of-black-sea-deal-sparks-food-crisis.md) | +9.4% | -7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-20 | [Wheat prices soar as Russia-Ukraine tensions stoke food crisis fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35082-wheat-prices-soar-as-russia-ukraine-tensions-stoke-food-crisis-fears.md) | -0.7% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- agfundernews.com: https://agfundernews.com/inflation-sanctions-and-labor-shortages-deepen-russias-agriculture-crisis

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