# Russia to halt wheat exports | 2020-04-27  | World Grain

> Russian wheat exports have effectively dried up after the country burned through its quota through June. Importers including Egypt and Turkey are rushing to stock up before the window closes.

- Date: 2020-04-27 · published 2020-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Russia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53497-russia-to-halt-wheat-exports-2020-04-27-world-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Buyers rushing to secure supply from alternative origins bids up global wheat prices and raises food security concerns for import-dependent countries.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-29 | [Wheat jumps after Russia says Cargill to stop grain exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5078-wheat-jumps-after-russia-says-cargill-to-stop-grain-exports.md) | -10.7% | -14.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-18 | [France to export more soft wheat outside EU \| 2020-11-18  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50101-france-to-export-more-soft-wheat-outside-eu-2020-11-18-world-grain.md) | -2.6% | +4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-25 | [Russian Grain Exports Slowed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62870-russian-grain-exports-slowed.md) | +1.8% | +8.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-28 | [Grain Export From Russia To Gear Down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72348-grain-export-from-russia-to-gear-down.md) | +1.1% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-11 | [France wheat export estimates increase \| 2021-02-11  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48564-france-wheat-export-estimates-increase-2021-02-11-world-grain.md) | +9.3% | +9.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-03-29 | [Wheat jumps after Russia says Cargill to stop grain exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5078-wheat-jumps-after-russia-says-cargill-to-stop-grain-exports.md) | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-09-25 | [Russian Grain Exports Slowed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62870-russian-grain-exports-slowed.md) | -3.3% | -4.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-03-29 | [GRAINS-Wheat Ends Higher as Cargill Set to Stop Handling Russian Grain at Export Terminal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5082-grains-wheat-ends-higher-as-cargill-set-to-stop-handling-russian-grain-at.md) | 0.0% | -9.1% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/13609-russia-to-halt-wheat-exports

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