# Grain market week in review – Jan. 18, 2019

> Grain futures jumped early after reports that Russia planned to regulate grain prices, raising concern about lower exports. Weak Chinese trade data showing a large drop in soybean imports weighed on broader commodity markets ahead of the Brexit vote.

- Date: 2019-01-18 · published 2019-01-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7655-grain-market-week-in-review-jan-18-2019
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Possible Russian export restrictions would tighten global wheat supply and support prices, while weaker Chinese soybean imports point to softer soy demand. Overall direction depends on whether Russia enacts measures.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-21 | 1 | +3.2% | 4.2 | Reports of Russia planning to regulate grain prices and curb exports raised supply concerns that likely carried into the next trading session, though the report is from Jan 18. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-31 | [Grain market review: Oilseeds May 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47204-grain-market-review-oilseeds-may-2021.md) | -2.0% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-05 | [Daily Market Wire 5 February 2021 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9448-daily-market-wire-5-february-2021-grain-central.md) | +0.1% | +12.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-03-12 | [New era of agriculture in Belarus \| 2019-03-12  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60430-new-era-of-agriculture-in-belarus-2019-03-12-world-grain.md) | +3.6% | +2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-16 | [Grain markets react to Russian export duty news: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7573-grain-markets-react-to-russian-export-duty-news-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +0.3% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-15 | [Grain markets: wheat futures gaining ground  -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55150-grain-markets-wheat-futures-gaining-ground-premium.md) | +0.0% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2021-02-05 | [Daily Market Wire 5 February 2021 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9448-daily-market-wire-5-february-2021-grain-central.md) | -2.2% | -4.1% |
| CORN | 2019-12-19 | [Market Perspectives – December 19, 2019 - Page 7 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55636-market-perspectives-december-19-2019-page-7-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2018-09-06 | [Market Perspectives - September 6, 2018 - Page 7 of 11 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62938-market-perspectives-september-6-2018-page-7-of-11-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | -2.1% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/grain-market-week-in-review-jan-18-2019

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