# World wheat price rises on Russian concerns | Farm Weekly | WA

> World wheat futures rose in early October on concern that Russia would slow exports through stricter phytosanitary inspections at ports. Egypt bought 180,000 tonnes of Russian wheat at a GASC tender priced $8 higher than in mid-September, and analysts flagged a possible Russian export tax.

- Date: 2018-10-10 · published 2018-10-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62581-world-wheat-price-rises-on-russian-concerns-farm-weekly-wa
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Possible Russian export restrictions or taxes would tighten global wheat supplies and support world prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-15 | 5 | +8.4% | 3.1 | Concern that Russia would slow exports via stricter port inspections or an export tax, plus a higher Egyptian tender price, supports world wheat prices through supply-risk sentiment. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-20 | [Russian wheat prices on rise \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7656-russian-wheat-prices-on-rise-farm-online-act.md) | +3.3% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-30 | [Russian wheat export prices rise on import demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22955-russian-wheat-export-prices-rise-on-import-demand-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.4% | +5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-25 | [Russia: wheat export prices are rising due to good](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69002-russia-wheat-export-prices-are-rising-due-to-good.md) | -7.1% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-15 | [Farming News - Weekly Wheat,OSR & Fertiliser report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64456-farming-news-weekly-wheat-osr-and-fertiliser-report.md) | -0.3% | -6.8% |
| 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% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-01-20 | [Russian wheat prices on rise \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7656-russian-wheat-prices-on-rise-farm-online-act.md) | +0.1% | -8.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2020-04-01 | [Wheat Prices On The Rise As Harvest Season Approaches \| KOSU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53687-wheat-prices-on-the-rise-as-harvest-season-approaches-kosu.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-12-15 | [Canada Know-Risk Market Outlook \| Wheat Demand Surfaces On Price Break](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38267-canada-know-risk-market-outlook-wheat-demand-surfaces-on-price-break.md) | -0.7% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- farmweekly.com.au: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5694472/wheat-price-on-the-up-after-russia-concerns/

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