# Black Sea grain market: start of 2020/21 MY

> APK-Inform reports that Ukraine and Russia normally account for about 30% and 35% of world wheat and barley exports. The 2020/21 forecasts for grain production and exports have been affected by weather and COVID-19 quarantine restrictions.

- Date: 2020-09-19 · published 2020-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50975-black-sea-grain-market-start-of-2020-21-my
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Black Sea supply constraints from weather and quarantine rules tighten the export balance for wheat and barley, which supports world feed and milling grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-05 | [Grain Markets Start the Week Higher - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11633-grain-markets-start-the-week-higher-proag.md) | +1.8% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-21 | [Daily Market Wire 21 May 2019 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5632-daily-market-wire-21-may-2019-grain-central.md) | -13.2% | -6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-04 | [Wheat Market Stabilizes, as the Black Sea Weather Remains Dry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53686-wheat-market-stabilizes-as-the-black-sea-weather-remains-dry.md) | +2.3% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-16 | [Daily Market Wire 17 September 2025 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7569-daily-market-wire-17-september-2025-grain-central.md) | +0.3% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-29 | [Grains Report 04/29/2024 - Market InsightsMarket Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30803-grains-report-04-29-2024-market-insightsmarket-insights.md) | -1.8% | +21.1% |

## Sources

- apk-inform.com: https://www.apk-inform.com/en/exclusive/topic/1514255

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