# Russia’s invasion of Ukraine puts additional strain on global food production chain

> S&P Global analysis says Russia's invasion of Ukraine adds strain to the food chain, with Russia and Ukraine supplying about 21% of global wheat exports in 2021. It adds that Russia and Belarus are major fertilizer exporters, so the indirect fertilizer price effect may be a bigger concern than lost food exports.

- Date: 2022-06-16 · published 2022-06-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40881-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine-puts-additional-strain-on-global-food-production
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [Potash (KCl)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/POTASH.md)

## Why it matters

Lost Black Sea wheat supply and costlier fertilizer both push grain and feed input prices higher, especially for importers reliant on Russian and Ukrainian supply.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- POTASH: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-11 | [Overcoming the threats to global food systems from Russia's invasion of Ukraine \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11340-overcoming-the-threats-to-global-food-systems-from-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine.md) | -1.0% | +6.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-23 | [How Russia's invasion of Ukraine rocked commodity markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6242-how-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine-rocked-commodity-markets.md) | +1.3% | -9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-01 | [Extended Russian Ukraine Invasion has Stranded Merchant Mariners, Crippled Wheat Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14497-extended-russian-ukraine-invasion-has-stranded-merchant-mariners-crippled-wheat.md) | -0.3% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-23 | [Impact of Russia-Ukraine on supply chains: food, metals, commodities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42750-impact-of-russia-ukraine-on-supply-chains-food-metals-commodities.md) | +6.4% | +26.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-24 | [AgriMarketing.com - Wheat Prices Soar Following Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42753-agrimarketing-com-wheat-prices-soar-following-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine.md) | +6.8% | +25.3% |
| UREA | 2022-03-11 | [Overcoming the threats to global food systems from Russia's invasion of Ukraine \| IFPRI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11340-overcoming-the-threats-to-global-food-systems-from-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine.md) | -0.6% | -1.2% |
| UREA | 2026-04-01 | [The Iran war’s impacts on global fertilizer markets and food production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19643-the-iran-war-s-impacts-on-global-fertilizer-markets-and-food-production.md) | +10.6% | +7.6% |
| UREA | 2022-05-02 | [Fertilizer sector set for biggest profits in years on Russia-Ukraine conflict \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8658-fertilizer-sector-set-for-biggest-profits-in-years-on-russia-ukraine-conflict.md) | -2.3% | -11.6% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/mi/research-analysis/russias-invasion-of-ukraine-puts-strain-on-food-production.html

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