# Wheat ETF Gains as China Reopens Trade, Russia Curbs Exports | ETF Trends

> Wheat futures and a wheat ETF gained on speculation that China would reopen trade with large US grain purchases, following a Chinese offer to boost US imports. Russia was also considering reducing wheat exports to stabilize its domestic market.

- Date: 2019-01-22 · published 2019-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7651-wheat-etf-gains-as-china-reopens-trade-russia-curbs-exports-etf-trends
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Possible Chinese buying of US wheat and reduced Russian export supply would shift global demand toward US origin and support wheat prices. The effect depends on whether the trade talks produce confirmed purchases.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-21 | 1 | +3.2% | 4.2 | Dated Jan 22, one day after the move, it describes the same China-purchase and Russian export-curb speculation that likely drove buying around Jan 21, though the timing is slightly off. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-29 | [GRAINS-Wheat Ends Higher as Cargill Set to Stop Handling Russian Grain at Export Terminal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5082-grains-wheat-ends-higher-as-cargill-set-to-stop-handling-russian-grain-at.md) | -10.7% | -14.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-29 | [Wheat jumps after Russia says Cargill to stop grain exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5078-wheat-jumps-after-russia-says-cargill-to-stop-grain-exports.md) | -10.7% | -14.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-27 | [Russia to halt wheat exports \| 2020-04-27  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53497-russia-to-halt-wheat-exports-2020-04-27-world-grain.md) | -0.5% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-28 | [Wheat exports from Russia reach 170,000 tonnes weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14204-wheat-exports-from-russia-reach-170-000-tonnes-weekly.md) | +2.5% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-25 | [Russia: wheat export prices are rising due to good](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69002-russia-wheat-export-prices-are-rising-due-to-good.md) | -7.1% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- etftrends.com: https://www.etftrends.com/wheat-etf-gains-china-reopens-trade-russia-curbs-exports/

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