# Russian wheat export prices up - Markets - Business Recorder

> Russian wheat export prices rose for the seventh consecutive week, tracking gains in Chicago and Paris, according to IKAR. Russian 12.5% protein wheat was quoted at $299 per tonne FOB, up $4 on the week. Russia's state export tax is set to rise sharply from September 1, and exports sped up ahead of it.

- Date: 2021-08-30 · published 2021-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45619-russian-wheat-export-prices-up-markets-business-recorder
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rising Russian export prices and a higher export tax reduce the competitiveness of Black Sea wheat and support global wheat values. Buyers may face firmer offers from the world's largest wheat exporter.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-30 | [Russian wheat export prices rise on import demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22955-russian-wheat-export-prices-rise-on-import-demand-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.4% | +5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-20 | [Dry weather and Russian export concerns lift wheat - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27908-dry-weather-and-russian-export-concerns-lift-wheat-markets-business-recorder.md) | -1.1% | -1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-23 | [Taiwan buys 91,300 tonnes wheat of US-origin - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51176-taiwan-buys-91-300-tonnes-wheat-of-us-origin-markets-business-recorder.md) | +5.5% | +10.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-03 | [Euronext front-month wheat futures higher - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5827-euronext-front-month-wheat-futures-higher-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.3% | +12.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-30 | [EU wheat firm supported by Egypt tender, weaker euro - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40979-eu-wheat-firm-supported-by-egypt-tender-weaker-euro-markets-business-recorder.md) | -8.7% | -16.4% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40116824

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