# Russia-Ukraine Tensions Drive Global Wheat Prices Higher

> Wheat prices rose on both sides of the Atlantic as the threat of war between Russia and Ukraine unsettled grain markets. The two countries together account for 29% of global wheat exports, and Ukraine is also a major exporter of barley, corn and rapeseed.

- Date: 2022-01-31 · published 2022-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43173-russia-ukraine-tensions-drive-global-wheat-prices-higher
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Risk of disruption to Black Sea shipments tightens expected export supply, supporting wheat and feed grain prices and adding volatility ahead.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-07-17 | [Russia-Ukraine grain deal: What does it mean for global food prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35104-russia-ukraine-grain-deal-what-does-it-mean-for-global-food-prices.md) | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| 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 | 2022-02-24 | [Ukraine Invasion Threatens Global Wheat Supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6311-ukraine-invasion-threatens-global-wheat-supply.md) | +6.8% | +25.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-27 | [US wheat prices surge in wake of Russia-Ukraine conflict - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41903-us-wheat-prices-surge-in-wake-of-russia-ukraine-conflict-high-plains-journal.md) | -1.9% | +0.9% |
| 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 | 2023-07-17 | [Russia-Ukraine grain deal: What does it mean for global food prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35104-russia-ukraine-grain-deal-what-does-it-mean-for-global-food-prices.md) | -8.6% | -12.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-ukraine-tensions-drive-global-wheat-prices-higher-11643630790?reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter&st=uosr97k3inlqdfg

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