# Russia's missing wheat could become Australia's problem - Episode 3

> Russian wheat exports since July are reported at about 7.5 million tonnes, compared with roughly 20 million tonnes at the same point in an average season since 2021. The article says Russia would need to ship about 34.5 million tonnes from December through June to reach its usual annual export volume of 42 million tonnes, far above its historical pace for those months.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T12:16:24.994Z
- Category: trade · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91679-russia-s-missing-wheat-could-become-australia-s-problem-episode-3
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Russian shipments can ease competition for Australian exporters in the near term, but a later acceleration in Russian exports could increase competition and pressure wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-15 | [Black Sea competition impacting Australian wheat prices: Rabo - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66043-black-sea-competition-impacting-australian-wheat-prices-rabo-grain-central.md) | -1.7% | -0.1% |
| 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 | 2026-03-06 | [Australian wheat demand stands to rise in Southeast Asia amid Middle East conflict](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16873-australian-wheat-demand-stands-to-rise-in-southeast-asia-amid-middle-east.md) | +0.8% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-16 | [Strong ruble and Black Sea bottlenecks curb Russia’s wheat export pace - IKAR in Mass Media \| IKAR.ru](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14139-strong-ruble-and-black-sea-bottlenecks-curb-russia-s-wheat-export-pace-ikar-in.md) | +2.1% | +6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-10 | [E-Malt.com News article: Russia: Barley and wheat export prices rise amid strong demand from buyers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68521-e-malt-com-news-article-russia-barley-and-wheat-export-prices-rise-amid-strong.md) | +0.2% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- episode3.net: https://episode3.net/grain/russias-missing-wheat-could-become-australias-problem/

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