UK feed wheat futures for May-23 closed at £289.25/t and Paris rapeseed futures at €665.50/t, while the Black Sea grain corridor resumed after Russia said it would rejoin the grain deal. USDA data showed US winter wheat 28% good to excellent, down from 45% a year earlier amid dry conditions.
Russia's return to the grain deal eases Black Sea shipping risk and weighs on wheat prices, while dry US winter wheat conditions provide offsetting support.
After 80 past bearish geopolitics events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.4% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.9%), and -0.5% over 20.
After 94 past bullish geopolitics events, Wheat (HRW) moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -2.7% to +5.8%), and +0.1% over 20.
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Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.