# News from Russia and Ukraine

> Russia's Ministry of Agriculture cut its 2016-17 grain export forecast to 33.9 million tons from 37 million. Exports through March 29 totaled 28.016 million tons, including 21.687 million of wheat and 3.893 million of corn. Russian sea port exports were 756,000 tons in the week to March 30.

- Date: 2017-04-04 · published 2017-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71361-news-from-russia-and-ukraine
- 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 lower export forecast from the largest Black Sea exporter tightens global wheat, corn and barley supply and supports prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-25 | [News from Russia and Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71358-news-from-russia-and-ukraine.md) | +3.6% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-28 | [News from Russia and Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71837-news-from-russia-and-ukraine.md) | +0.5% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-27 | [Grain shipments from Russia and Ukraine have halved \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14182-grain-shipments-from-russia-and-ukraine-have-halved-world-ports-organization.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| 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 | 2019-09-01 | [Ukraine Benefits from Slow Start to Russia’s Wheat Exports - Russia Business Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56934-ukraine-benefits-from-slow-start-to-russia-s-wheat-exports-russia-business-today.md) | -2.3% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2017-04-25 | [News from Russia and Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71358-news-from-russia-and-ukraine.md) | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2017-03-28 | [News from Russia and Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71837-news-from-russia-and-ukraine.md) | +1.9% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2025-08-27 | [Grain shipments from Russia and Ukraine have halved \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14182-grain-shipments-from-russia-and-ukraine-have-halved-world-ports-organization.md) | +3.6% | +8.1% |

## Sources

- grainsprices.com: https://grainsprices.com/article/12392

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