# Russian grain exports forecast to rise | 2019-05-24  | World Grain

> SovEcon forecasts Russian grain exports of 49.4 million tonnes in 2019-20, up from 44 million in 2018-19, including 38.2 million tonnes of wheat. The Russian Agriculture Ministry separately projected 45 million tonnes of exports, including 36 million of wheat.

- Date: 2019-05-24 · published 2019-05-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58944-russian-grain-exports-forecast-to-rise-2019-05-24-world-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Russian export availability adds competition in world wheat markets and is bearish for export prices, supporting cheaper feed wheat for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-22 | [Ukraine grain exports rise \| 2019-01-22  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60946-ukraine-grain-exports-rise-2019-01-22-world-grain.md) | -0.0% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-03 | [Russia grain exports up year on year \| World-grain.com \| April 03, 2018 14:03 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65358-russia-grain-exports-up-year-on-year-world-grain-com-april-03-2018-14-03-world.md) | +1.0% | +6.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-09 | [Russia. Exports by ship and logistics forecast for 2024/25 MY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14278-russia-exports-by-ship-and-logistics-forecast-for-2024-25-my.md) | +0.2% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-05 | [Ukraine ports to set record for grain handling \| World-grain.com \| January 05, 2017 14:53 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72848-ukraine-ports-to-set-record-for-grain-handling-world-grain-com-january-05-2017.md) | +1.9% | +3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-30 | [Russia: in August 2018, the deep-sea ports to reduce grain exports — Rusagrotrans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63390-russia-in-august-2018-the-deep-sea-ports-to-reduce-grain-exports-rusagrotrans.md) | +4.7% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2019-01-22 | [Ukraine grain exports rise \| 2019-01-22  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60946-ukraine-grain-exports-rise-2019-01-22-world-grain.md) | +0.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2019-04-10 | [Ukraine exports ahead of last year’s pace \| 2019-04-10  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59439-ukraine-exports-ahead-of-last-year-s-pace-2019-04-10-world-grain.md) | +1.1% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2017-01-11 | [Russia sets monthly corn export record \| World-grain.com \| January 11, 2017 15:08 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72853-russia-sets-monthly-corn-export-record-world-grain-com-january-11-2017-15-08.md) | +0.0% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/12106-russian-grain-exports-forecast-to-rise

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