# Wheat School: Railways, Russia, and wheat markets in 2018 - RealAgriculture

> Russia's wheat exports are up 23% year-to-date and are expected to reach a record 45 million tonnes in 2017-18, limited mainly by port and rail capacity. Analysts say Black Sea supplies are cheap and that Russian port and rail infrastructure is expanding.

- Date: 2018-01-25 · published 2018-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66835-wheat-school-railways-russia-and-wheat-markets-in-2018-realagriculture
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Record Russian export supply and competitive Black Sea pricing put downward pressure on world wheat prices and undercut competing origins in import markets.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-01 | [Trade war rhetoric — This week in the grain markets - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64504-trade-war-rhetoric-this-week-in-the-grain-markets-realagriculture.md) | +0.3% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-02 | [August prices start off with new lows — This week in the grain markets - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6040-august-prices-start-off-with-new-lows-this-week-in-the-grain-markets.md) | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-29 | [Russia is strong competitor for wheat markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67027-russia-is-strong-competitor-for-wheat-markets.md) | +0.2% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-20 | [Russia, EU to vie for top spot in key wheat markets in 2017/18 – Customs Today Newspaper](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72431-russia-eu-to-vie-for-top-spot-in-key-wheat-markets-in-2017-18-customs-today.md) | -0.7% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-29 | [Russian power in Asia's wheat market now includes Vietnam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64576-russian-power-in-asia-s-wheat-market-now-includes-vietnam.md) | -3.9% | +0.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-01-29 | [Russia is strong competitor for wheat markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67027-russia-is-strong-competitor-for-wheat-markets.md) | +4.6% | +7.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-02-20 | [Russia, EU to vie for top spot in key wheat markets in 2017/18 – Customs Today Newspaper](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72431-russia-eu-to-vie-for-top-spot-in-key-wheat-markets-in-2017-18-customs-today.md) | -2.7% | -2.4% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-06-29 | [Russian power in Asia's wheat market now includes Vietnam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64576-russian-power-in-asia-s-wheat-market-now-includes-vietnam.md) | +8.6% | +17.5% |

## Sources

- realagriculture.com: https://www.realagriculture.com/2018/01/wheat-school-railways-russia-and-wheat-markets-in-2018/

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