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Wheat rose last week after a commercial ship reportedly hit a mine in the Black Sea, following reports of a Russian naval ship bombed in Crimea. Black Sea offers remain plentiful at about $260 per ton FOB, and Argentina announced a sharp peso devaluation with structural reforms.
Escalating Black Sea hostilities add a modest risk premium to wheat, but ample Russian and EU supply and weak US wheat demand cap upside. Peso devaluation may pressure Argentine farmers to sell, adding export supply.
blog.pricegroup.comJack ScovilleJan 2, 2024After 361 past bullish geopolitics events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.7% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -1.4% to +3.7%), and +1.3% over 20.
After 94 past bullish geopolitics events, Wheat (HRW) moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -2.7% to +5.8%), and +0.1% over 20.
After 31 past neutral geopolitics events, Corn moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (42% higher; middle half -2.3% to +1.1%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Wheat rose after a commercial ship reportedly hit a mine in the Black Sea and a Russian naval ship was reportedly bombed in Crimea, raising supply-risk sentiment, though plentiful Black Sea offers limit the effect.
