# Wheat Futures Price Soars to 14-Year High as Russia Invasion Chokes Trade - Bloomberg

> Bloomberg reports that wheat futures prices rocketed past $10 a bushel for the first time in more than a decade, reaching a 14-year high. Analysts warn that the drop in supplies could dislocate markets for years.

- Date: 2022-03-02 · published 2022-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42310-wheat-futures-price-soars-to-14-year-high-as-russia-invasion-chokes-trade
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A surge in futures to multi-year highs raises feed grain input costs and accelerates global food inflation.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-23 | [Winter Wheat Prices Touch 9-Year High on Russia, Ukraine Fears - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42748-winter-wheat-prices-touch-9-year-high-on-russia-ukraine-fears-bloomberg.md) | +6.4% | +26.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-19 | [Wheat Futures Rise 9% as Russia Threatens Ships Headed to Ukraine - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35084-wheat-futures-rise-9-as-russia-threatens-ships-headed-to-ukraine-bloomberg.md) | +1.6% | +0.1% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-24 | [Wheat, soybeans hit nine-year highs as Russia invades Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8527-wheat-soybeans-hit-nine-year-highs-as-russia-invades-ukraine.md) | +6.8% | +25.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-02 | [Wheat Prices Shoot to 14-Year High on Concerns over Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42324-wheat-prices-shoot-to-14-year-high-on-concerns-over-conflict-between-russia-and.md) | +6.9% | +20.3% |
| CORN | 2022-02-23 | [Winter Wheat Prices Touch 9-Year High on Russia, Ukraine Fears - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42748-winter-wheat-prices-touch-9-year-high-on-russia-ukraine-fears-bloomberg.md) | +7.5% | +12.7% |
| CORN | 2023-07-19 | [Wheat Futures Rise 9% as Russia Threatens Ships Headed to Ukraine - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35084-wheat-futures-rise-9-as-russia-threatens-ships-headed-to-ukraine-bloomberg.md) | +13.6% | -6.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-02/wheat-soars-above-10-as-russia-invasion-stifles-black-sea-trade

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