# Russian wheat export tax plunges, posing new challenge to global grain price stability

> Russia’s wheat export tax fell 41.4% week over week, from 561.5 to 329 rubles per tonne, while the indicative wheat price edged up to $233.3 per tonne. Export taxes on barley and corn were zero; the article says the lower wheat tax could improve Russia’s price competitiveness and squeeze EU and Ukrainian market share.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T01:37:58.150Z
- Category: policy · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/90678-russian-wheat-export-tax-plunges-posing-new-challenge-to-global-grain-price
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower export taxes can make Russian grain more competitive in international markets, increasing available export supply and putting downward pressure on competing wheat, corn, and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-29 | [Russia Extends Zero Wheat Export Duties, Pressuring Black Sea and Polish Grain Prices — CMB News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14109-russia-extends-zero-wheat-export-duties-pressuring-black-sea-and-polish-grain.md) | +0.6% | +4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-02 | [Russia Pauses Grain Export Duty as Black Sea Exports Stall (2)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14087-russia-pauses-grain-export-duty-as-black-sea-exports-stall-2.md) | +0.7% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-03 | [Arab News \| Commodities Update — Gold prices fall; Indonesia to raise palm oil export quota; Russia reduces grain export taxes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6223-arab-news-commodities-update-gold-prices-fall-indonesia-to-raise-palm-oil.md) | -5.4% | -14.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-01 | [Russia Boosts Late Season Grain Export Quota as Prices Pick Up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14158-russia-boosts-late-season-grain-export-quota-as-prices-pick-up.md) | +0.7% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-26 | [India to release 3 mil mt wheat from government stocks to rein in prices \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37760-india-to-release-3-mil-mt-wheat-from-government-stocks-to-rein-in-prices-s-and.md) | +3.7% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2026-06-29 | [Russia Extends Zero Wheat Export Duties, Pressuring Black Sea and Polish Grain Prices — CMB News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14109-russia-extends-zero-wheat-export-duties-pressuring-black-sea-and-polish-grain.md) | +2.8% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2026-09-02 | [Russia Pauses Grain Export Duty as Black Sea Exports Stall (2)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14087-russia-pauses-grain-export-duty-as-black-sea-exports-stall-2.md) | -1.1% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2026-01-01 | [Russia Boosts Late Season Grain Export Quota as Prices Pick Up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14158-russia-boosts-late-season-grain-export-quota-as-prices-pick-up.md) | +0.6% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- xtxg.cn: http://www.xtxg.cn/article/24e34699629.html

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