# Russian wheat prices on rise | Farm Online | ACT

> Russian wheat prices have risen in recent weeks, with export tenders winning into key markets at higher levels. Russia subsidized domestic rail freight to move grain to export terminals, and China may have bought 2 to 3 million tonnes of US hard red winter wheat.

- Date: 2019-01-20 · published 2019-01-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7656-russian-wheat-prices-on-rise-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter Russian supply and Chinese demand for higher-quality wheat support global wheat prices and US hard red winter values. Subsidized rail freight may extend Russian export flows and cap some of the upside.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-21 | 1 | +3.2% | 4.2 | Published Jan 20 just before the move, it reported rising Russian wheat prices and possible Chinese purchases of 2-3 million tonnes of US HRW, which point to firmer export demand and supply tightness. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-10 | [World wheat price rises on Russian concerns \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62581-world-wheat-price-rises-on-russian-concerns-farm-weekly-wa.md) | +8.2% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-30 | [Russian wheat export prices rise on import demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22955-russian-wheat-export-prices-rise-on-import-demand-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.4% | +5.9% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-30 | [Russian wheat export prices up - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45619-russian-wheat-export-prices-up-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-01 | [Wheat Prices On The Rise As Harvest Season Approaches \| KOSU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53687-wheat-prices-on-the-rise-as-harvest-season-approaches-kosu.md) | +1.6% | -1.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-10-10 | [World wheat price rises on Russian concerns \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62581-world-wheat-price-rises-on-russian-concerns-farm-weekly-wa.md) | +1.6% | -2.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2020-04-01 | [Wheat Prices On The Rise As Harvest Season Approaches \| KOSU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53687-wheat-prices-on-the-rise-as-harvest-season-approaches-kosu.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-05-16 | [Wheat prices rise almost 6% as India export ban shakes markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41451-wheat-prices-rise-almost-6-as-india-export-ban-shakes-markets.md) | 0.0% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/5860647/russian-wheat-prices-on-rise/

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