# UK wheat prices rise sharply in volatile market - Farmers Weekly

> Ex-farm UK feed wheat prices averaged £232/t, up £13 on the week, after volatile trading tied to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. May 2022 feed wheat futures peaked at £260/t on 24 February before falling to £237/t, and Paris rapeseed futures also swung sharply.

- Date: 2022-02-25 · published 2022-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region UK · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6309-uk-wheat-prices-rise-sharply-in-volatile-market-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Global exporter stocks are historically low and haulage rates are rising, so UK feed wheat and barley prices stay firm and regional premiums widen.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BARLEY | 2022-02-28 | 1 | +14.1% | 5.2 | Russia's invasion of Ukraine (two major barley and wheat exporters) triggered a limit-up grain rally and extreme volatility, which plausibly drove the sharp barley jump through a supply-risk and sentiment channel. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-09 | [Feed price rises point to tighter margins this winter   - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17594-feed-price-rises-point-to-tighter-margins-this-winter-farmers-weekly.md) | -1.4% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-23 | [Fertiliser supply tightens as gas price rises further - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5142-fertiliser-supply-tightens-as-gas-price-rises-further-farmers-weekly.md) | +1.4% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-26 | [Win for farmers as 'toilet roll effect' hits wheat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54170-win-for-farmers-as-toilet-roll-effect-hits-wheat-prices.md) | +1.9% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-27 | [Wheat rallies as Black Sea exports stall - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17950-wheat-rallies-as-black-sea-exports-stall-farmers-weekly.md) | +4.0% | +7.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-06 | [Prices of Most Fertilizers Continue Rise, as Wheat Prices Climb on Supply Concerns \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9741-prices-of-most-fertilizers-continue-rise-as-wheat-prices-climb-on-supply.md) | +0.3% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/crop-prices/uk-wheat-prices-rise-sharply-in-volatile-market

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