# Grain export from Russia has lowered for the last week

> Russian seaports exported 404,900 tonnes of grain during 21-27 April, down from 696,400 tonnes the previous week. Wheat made up 299,600 tonnes, with Yemen and Egypt as the main buyers.

- Date: 2017-05-03 · published 2017-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Russia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70863-grain-export-from-russia-has-lowered-for-the-last-week
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A weekly drop in Russian grain exports reduces near-term supply to world buyers, which is mildly supportive for wheat prices. One week of data is a small signal.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-28 | [Grain Export From Russia To Gear Down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72348-grain-export-from-russia-to-gear-down.md) | +1.1% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-25 | [Russian Grain Exports Slowed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62870-russian-grain-exports-slowed.md) | +1.8% | +8.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-09 | [Russian Grain Exports Increase 26% from Last Year - Russia Business Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62392-russian-grain-exports-increase-26-from-last-year-russia-business-today.md) | +8.3% | +4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-24 | [Lower Russian grain exports could spell trouble for geared bulkers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26251-lower-russian-grain-exports-could-spell-trouble-for-geared-bulkers.md) | -1.3% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-05 | [Last week export of grains from sea ports decreased to 500 thousand tons — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67333-last-week-export-of-grains-from-sea-ports-decreased-to-500-thousand-tons.md) | -4.7% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2017-02-28 | [Grain Export From Russia To Gear Down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72348-grain-export-from-russia-to-gear-down.md) | +0.9% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2017-08-04 | [Grain export from Ukraine and Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69296-grain-export-from-ukraine-and-russia.md) | -1.9% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2018-09-25 | [Russian Grain Exports Slowed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62870-russian-grain-exports-slowed.md) | +0.1% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- grainsprices.com: https://grainsprices.com/article/12510

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