# Government Buys 64,000 Tonnes of Grain During the First Five Trading Days of Interventions

> Russia’s state grain purchasing interventions accumulated 64,125 tonnes over their first five trading days, worth about 756 million rubles. On November 5, the state bought 11,070 tonnes at an average price of about 11,790 rubles per tonne, down from 14,715 tonnes purchased on the previous trading day.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-07T13:37:56.399Z
- Category: policy · region Russia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86096-government-buys-64-000-tonnes-of-grain-during-the-first-five-trading-days-of
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

State purchases remove grain from the market and may lend support to domestic prices, though the volume so far is small relative to the program’s potential size of up to 3 million tonnes.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-24 | [Argentine government taxes farmers to fund spending - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55423-argentine-government-taxes-farmers-to-fund-spending-grain-central.md) | +0.6% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-12 | [Export bans, restrictions: How government is trying to keep food prices in check ahead of elections](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30688-export-bans-restrictions-how-government-is-trying-to-keep-food-prices-in-check.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-24 | [Opposition calls for McGowan Government to intervene in proposed MUA industrial action – The Nationals WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37804-opposition-calls-for-mcgowan-government-to-intervene-in-proposed-mua-industrial.md) | +4.1% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-07 | [Govt rushes to keep food prices in check during elections - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30687-govt-rushes-to-keep-food-prices-in-check-during-elections-the-hindubusinessline.md) | +3.2% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-02 | [Indian wheat prices gain ₹150/quintal as government lifts ban on product shipments - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17446-indian-wheat-prices-gain-150-quintal-as-government-lifts-ban-on-product.md) | +1.0% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- celhoz.ru: https://celhoz.ru/media/grain-intervention-first-five-trading-days-2026/

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