# Romania's wheat export ban triggers supply chain concerns in Asia/Middle East, boosts prices

> S&P Global Platts reports Romania banned wheat exports to non-EU countries from April 10 until at least mid-May to protect its domestic market during the coronavirus emergency. The ban has triggered force majeure claims and concern over shipments to Asia and the Middle East, and Black Sea 12.5% protein wheat rose $5.25 to $230.50/mt FOB.

- Date: 2020-04-16 · published 2020-04-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Black Sea · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53537-romania-s-wheat-export-ban-triggers-supply-chain-concerns-in-asia-middle-east
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A export ban by a Black Sea supplier removes tonnage from world wheat trade, supporting wheat prices and feed-wheat substitution costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-13 | [India Defends Wheat Export Ban at WTO Amid Price Concerns – Bharat Pulse News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24154-india-defends-wheat-export-ban-at-wto-amid-price-concerns-bharat-pulse-news.md) | +1.4% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-16 | [India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crop, domestic prices soar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41364-india-bans-wheat-exports-as-heat-wave-hurts-crop-domestic-prices-soar-reuters.md) | +4.0% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-03 | [Rice prices hit 11-year high as Indian export ban fuels supply fears - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12034-rice-prices-hit-11-year-high-as-indian-export-ban-fuels-supply-fears-nikkei-asia.md) | +0.5% | -6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-26 | [Sugar exports: India's curbs on wheat and sugar exports spark concern that rice may be next - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41367-sugar-exports-india-s-curbs-on-wheat-and-sugar-exports-spark-concern-that-rice.md) | -1.9% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-27 | [Centre is monitoring India's rice stock: Concerns rise over an export ban \| Times Now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41361-centre-is-monitoring-india-s-rice-stock-concerns-rise-over-an-export-ban-times.md) | -1.6% | -3.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-06-13 | [India Defends Wheat Export Ban at WTO Amid Price Concerns – Bharat Pulse News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24154-india-defends-wheat-export-ban-at-wto-amid-price-concerns-bharat-pulse-news.md) | +7.7% | -3.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-05-16 | [India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crop, domestic prices soar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41364-india-bans-wheat-exports-as-heat-wave-hurts-crop-domestic-prices-soar-reuters.md) | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-09-05 | [Export Policies Shrink Global Wheat Supply, Increase Uncertainty - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6998-export-policies-shrink-global-wheat-supply-increase-uncertainty-u-s-wheat.md) | -2.7% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/es/market-insights/latest-news/agriculture/041620-romanias-wheat-export-ban-triggers-supply-chain-concerns-in-asiamiddle-east-boosts-prices

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