# Exports of Russian wheat dry up, stoking food security concerns | Coronavirus pandemic | Al Jazeera

> Ukrainian seaport wheat exports more than halved week on week in the week of March 28 to April 3, while corn rose 54%. Total staple grain shipments reached 1.02 million tonnes that week, up 21%.

- Date: 2020-04-26 · published 2020-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53498-exports-of-russian-wheat-dry-up-stoking-food-security-concerns-coronavirus
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Mixed port flows show corn demand from importers remains firm, supporting feed grain prices, while the wheat drop tightens near-term export availability.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 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) | -0.1% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2026-07-02 | [Imports Surge, Trade Expands and Food Security Shifts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18314-imports-surge-trade-expands-and-food-security-shifts.md) | +0.2% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2017-03-24 | [USDA exports – Corn, soybean, wheat sales up for the week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71846-usda-exports-corn-soybean-wheat-sales-up-for-the-week.md) | +0.4% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2020-10-20 | [U.S. corn, soy futures rise on strong exports; wheat firm on weather woes \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50664-u-s-corn-soy-futures-rise-on-strong-exports-wheat-firm-on-weather-woes.md) | +5.4% | +11.4% |
| CORN | 2017-10-19 | [U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn firm on export demand - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68544-u-s-grains-soy-wheat-corn-firm-on-export-demand-agcanada.md) | +0.4% | -5.5% |
| 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 | 2022-04-26 | [How wheat exports can imperil domestic food security, in charts \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41811-how-wheat-exports-can-imperil-domestic-food-security-in-charts-mint.md) | -1.4% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-28 | [Will coronavirus create an opportunity for U.S. wheat, sunflowers?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53757-will-coronavirus-create-an-opportunity-for-u-s-wheat-sunflowers.md) | +2.8% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- aljazeera.com: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/4/26/exports-of-russian-wheat-dry-up-stoking-food-security-concerns

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