# Russia: wheat export prices are rising due to good

> Russian wheat export prices rose last week to about $189 per tonne FOB on firm global prices and strong buyer demand. Egypt bought 175,000 tons of Russian wheat in a tender, and the agriculture ministry raised its 2017 harvest forecast to 116-117 million tonnes.

- Date: 2017-09-25 · published 2017-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69002-russia-wheat-export-prices-are-rising-due-to-good
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong import demand and rising Black Sea offers lift world wheat prices, though a larger Russian crop caps the rally over time.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-24 | [Due to higher prices, Russia increases wheat export](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63888-due-to-higher-prices-russia-increases-wheat-export.md) | -1.0% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-28 | [Romania increases wheat and barley exports amid rising prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25646-romania-increases-wheat-and-barley-exports-amid-rising-prices.md) | -1.4% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-30 | [Russian wheat export prices up - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45619-russian-wheat-export-prices-up-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| 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 | 2021-02-14 | [Export boom leads to higher wheat prices for area farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9250-export-boom-leads-to-higher-wheat-prices-for-area-farmers.md) | +9.4% | +9.0% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/news/newsticker-russia-wheat-export-prices-are-rising-due-good-demand-2017-09-25

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