# Grain Highlights

> France exported 1.374 million tonnes of soft wheat in August, up 52.5% year on year, and Algeria bought 535,720 tonnes. Iraq plans to cut wheat area, Pakistan holds record 9 million tonnes of wheat stocks, and Bangladesh bought rice from Thailand and India.

- Date: 2017-10-10 · published 2017-10-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68576-grain-highlights
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong EU export flows and Algerian demand support wheat, while Pakistan's record stocks and Iraq's planned area cut point to ample supplies that cap gains.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-06 | [Grain Highlights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68321-grain-highlights.md) | +4.6% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-28 | [Grain Highlights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68065-grain-highlights.md) | +3.7% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-26 | [China 2024 grain imports seen near record high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14766-china-2024-grain-imports-seen-near-record-high.md) | -1.8% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-30 | [Soybeans End Flat \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50179-soybeans-end-flat-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.9% | +8.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-27 | [Watch the grain markets this fall - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63075-watch-the-grain-markets-this-fall-grainews.md) | +2.4% | +8.1% |

## Sources

- grainsprices.com: https://grainsprices.com/article/13273

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