# Grain markets react to Russian export duty news: Grain market daily | AHDB

> Russia will raise its wheat export duty to about $6/t from September 17, 2025. UK and Chicago wheat futures rose on the news and on short covering, and 67% of US corn was rated good or excellent.

- Date: 2025-09-16 · published 2025-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7573-grain-markets-react-to-russian-export-duty-news-grain-market-daily-ahdb
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A higher Russian export duty raises the cost of Russian wheat in world markets, which supports global wheat prices unless Russian sellers cut prices to offset it.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-24 | [How would a Russian quota affect your wheat price? Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52648-how-would-a-russian-quota-affect-your-wheat-price-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +0.3% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-31 | [Russia’s tacit grain export curbs cause market confusion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27901-russia-s-tacit-grain-export-curbs-cause-market-confusion.md) | +0.0% | -1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-18 | [Grain Journal \| Russian Seaborne Grain Exports Plunge in May](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14196-grain-journal-russian-seaborne-grain-exports-plunge-in-may.md) | -2.0% | -4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-27 | [Russia Proposes Grain Export Quota In Response To Coronavirus \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53991-russia-proposes-grain-export-quota-in-response-to-coronavirus-esm-magazine.md) | +2.0% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-24 | [Russia Grain Export Shift : 10 , 000 Ruble Floor and New Corridors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/747-russia-grain-export-shift-10-000-ruble-floor-and-new-corridors.md) | -0.6% | — |
| CORN | 2021-09-29 | [Argentina may change tax structure on grain exports - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44930-argentina-may-change-tax-structure-on-grain-exports-datamarnews.md) | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2026-03-27 | [Soybean Futures Drop After EPA Releases New RFS Rules -- Daily Grain Highlights \| MarketScreener UAE Emirates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20196-soybean-futures-drop-after-epa-releases-new-rfs-rules-daily-grain-highlights.md) | -2.9% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-02-03 | [Argentina’s meal market remains slow despite export tax cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13880-argentina-s-meal-market-remains-slow-despite-export-tax-cut.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- ahdb.org.uk: https://ahdb.org.uk/news/global-grain-markets-react-to-russian-export-duty-news-grain-market-daily

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