# Monitoring Trade Policy Changes Since the War

> The World Bank and Global Trade Alert report a surge in trade restrictions on food, fertilizers, fuels and raw materials exported by Russia and Ukraine since the start of 2022. Many countries have imposed export bans or restrictions and temporary import tariff cuts to secure supplies.

- Date: 2022-10-28 · published 2022-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39050-monitoring-trade-policy-changes-since-the-war
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Export restrictions tighten global availability of grains, oilseeds and fertilizer inputs, supporting prices for feed ingredients and raising the cost of producing them.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-24 | [China makes largest U.S. grain purchases since start of trade war - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54008-china-makes-largest-u-s-grain-purchases-since-start-of-trade-war-upi-com.md) | +3.1% | +2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-04 | [Soybean price surges, but traders wary \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11527-soybean-price-surges-but-traders-wary-thefencepost-com.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-22 | [Tides May be Turning in the Global Wheat Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62071-tides-may-be-turning-in-the-global-wheat-trade.md) | -0.9% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-06 | [Chicago Grains at Multi-Month Highs as Trade War Fears Ebb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11100-chicago-grains-at-multi-month-highs-as-trade-war-fears-ebb.md) | -0.7% | -3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-16 | [Factbox: What is actually in the U.S.-China 'Phase One' trade deal?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55443-factbox-what-is-actually-in-the-u-s-china-phase-one-trade-deal.md) | +2.0% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2020-03-24 | [China makes largest U.S. grain purchases since start of trade war - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54008-china-makes-largest-u-s-grain-purchases-since-start-of-trade-war-upi-com.md) | +6.1% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2018-12-04 | [Soybean price surges, but traders wary \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11527-soybean-price-surges-but-traders-wary-thefencepost-com.md) | +0.5% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2023-03-30 | [Biden’s Trade Policy Comes Under Attack - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14857-biden-s-trade-policy-comes-under-attack-pro-farmer.md) | -0.5% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- worldbank.org: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/trade/brief/monitoring-trade-policy-changes-since-the-war

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