# Russia expanding supply footprint - Grain Central

> Saudi Arabia's grain agency SAGO will raise its maximum bug-damage threshold for wheat imports from zero to 0.5 percent, opening its tenders to Black Sea origins such as Russia, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine. The Kingdom typically imports 3.0-3.5 million tonnes of wheat a year.

- Date: 2019-08-13 · published 2019-08-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57477-russia-expanding-supply-footprint-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Access to a major importer for Black Sea wheat increases competition among origins and supports Black Sea export demand. Russian feed-quality wheat is already tight, which could firm prices for feed wheat.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2020-09-24 | [Feedgrain Focus: Export demand, local shorts lift values - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10438-feedgrain-focus-export-demand-local-shorts-lift-values-grain-central.md) | +6.7% | +11.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-13 | [Forecast Indian wheat exports cut by 2Mt: WASDE - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40899-forecast-indian-wheat-exports-cut-by-2mt-wasde-grain-central.md) | +1.0% | -6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-12 | [Downtrend for Russia's seaborne grain exports continues in October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14159-downtrend-for-russia-s-seaborne-grain-exports-continues-in-october.md) | +2.1% | +0.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-09-25 | [Russian Grain Exports Slowed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62870-russian-grain-exports-slowed.md) | -3.3% | -4.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2020-10-27 | [Demand-driven wheat rally supported by production uncertainty - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50675-demand-driven-wheat-rally-supported-by-production-uncertainty-grain-central.md) | +0.2% | -0.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/russia-expanding-supply-footprint/

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