# Export Policies Shrink Global Wheat Supply, Increase Uncertainty - U.S. Wheat Associates

> Argentina and Ukraine have changed wheat export policies, and Russia is considering similar steps. Ukraine set a 2018/19 export limit of 16.0 MMT, with milling wheat exports cut 20 percent year over year.

- Date: 2018-09-05 · published 2018-09-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Black Sea · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6998-export-policies-shrink-global-wheat-supply-increase-uncertainty-u-s-wheat
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Export restrictions by major Black Sea and Argentine suppliers tighten global availability on top of weather-driven production losses, which supports higher wheat prices and buyer costs.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-16 | [Romania's wheat export ban triggers supply chain concerns in Asia/Middle East, boosts prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53537-romania-s-wheat-export-ban-triggers-supply-chain-concerns-in-asia-middle-east.md) | -1.8% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-13 | [Amendment in Export Policy of Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41366-amendment-in-export-policy-of-wheat.md) | +4.4% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-16 | [India: Export quota for wheat flour and related products - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21017-india-export-quota-for-wheat-flour-and-related-products-global-trade-alert.md) | -0.5% | +4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-30 | [Russian wheat prices jump to highest since June on falling supply \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26558-russian-wheat-prices-jump-to-highest-since-june-on-falling-supply-s-and-p-global.md) | -0.1% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-08 | [DGFT 2026 Update: Wheat & Wood Export Policy Changes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43553-dgft-2026-update-wheat-and-wood-export-policy-changes.md) | -6.1% | -3.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2020-04-16 | [Romania's wheat export ban triggers supply chain concerns in Asia/Middle East, boosts prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53537-romania-s-wheat-export-ban-triggers-supply-chain-concerns-in-asia-middle-east.md) | +2.2% | -4.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-05-13 | [Amendment in Export Policy of Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41366-amendment-in-export-policy-of-wheat.md) | +3.3% | -7.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-01-30 | [Russian wheat prices jump to highest since June on falling supply \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26558-russian-wheat-prices-jump-to-highest-since-june-on-falling-supply-s-and-p-global.md) | +2.0% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- uswheat.org: https://uswheat.org/wheatletter/export-policies-shrink-global-wheat-supply-increase-uncertainty/

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