# Food panic recedes for now as nations row back export curbs | Air Freight News

> About half of the at least 17 countries that restricted food exports during the coronavirus outbreak have eased or lifted those measures, according to the IFPRI tracker. Russia has kept its curbs and has not ruled out new quotas. Officials say global reserves are ample.

- Date: 2020-05-05 · published 2020-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52976-food-panic-recedes-for-now-as-nations-row-back-export-curbs-air-freight-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Easing export restrictions returns supply to the world market and reduces the risk premium in grain prices. Russia's retained curbs are the main upside risk if a poor harvest or weather problem emerges.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-24 | [India lifts wheat export curbs, shifts to free trade after four years \| Today News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17880-india-lifts-wheat-export-curbs-shifts-to-free-trade-after-four-years-today-news.md) | -0.4% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-25 | [NDSU report projects rising export costs for U.S. agriculture under new port fees](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24402-ndsu-report-projects-rising-export-costs-for-u-s-agriculture-under-new-port-fees.md) | +2.2% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-26 | [Soybeans bounce as Argentina suspends export registrations \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54444-soybeans-bounce-as-argentina-suspends-export-registrations-financial-post.md) | -0.2% | -4.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-13 | [India Relaxes Wheat Export Curbs to Appease Protesting Farmers - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20582-india-relaxes-wheat-export-curbs-to-appease-protesting-farmers-bloomberg.md) | +0.9% | +4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-02 | [Russia Pauses Grain Export Duty as Black Sea Exports Stall (2)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14087-russia-pauses-grain-export-duty-as-black-sea-exports-stall-2.md) | +0.7% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2025-06-25 | [NDSU report projects rising export costs for U.S. agriculture under new port fees](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24402-ndsu-report-projects-rising-export-costs-for-u-s-agriculture-under-new-port-fees.md) | +2.3% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2020-02-26 | [Soybeans bounce as Argentina suspends export registrations \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54444-soybeans-bounce-as-argentina-suspends-export-registrations-financial-post.md) | +1.4% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2026-09-02 | [Russia Pauses Grain Export Duty as Black Sea Exports Stall (2)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14087-russia-pauses-grain-export-duty-as-black-sea-exports-stall-2.md) | -1.1% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- airfreight.news: https://airfreight.news/articles/full/food-panic-recedes-for-now-as-nations-row-back-export-curbs

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