# Grains and oilseeds: surprise shopping spree

> Algeria bought more wheat than it had intended, while Black Sea shipping remains disrupted by the security situation and Abu Dhabi peace talks have made little progress. EU wheat exports are reported at 10 million mt, 2% above last year, with French exporters gaining from Russian and Ukrainian shipping problems.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T00:12:20.454Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98608-grains-and-oilseeds-surprise-shopping-spree
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Stalled Black Sea logistics and extra Algerian buying tighten wheat and corn availability outside the region, which supports European wheat and corn prices. High Chinese soybean meal stocks and a record rapeseed crop weigh on oilseed meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-12 | [Grains And Oilseeds News In Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71123-grains-and-oilseeds-news-in-brief.md) | -2.5% | +0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-20 | [Grains And Oilseeds News In Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71368-grains-and-oilseeds-news-in-brief.md) | +1.3% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-27 | [Grain price trends and surplus of grain hoppers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48491-grain-price-trends-and-surplus-of-grain-hoppers.md) | +1.8% | -0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-07 | [China snapping up Canadian grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37281-china-snapping-up-canadian-grains.md) | -1.8% | -8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-13 | [China's Q1 soybean, grains imports surge on strong demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11178-china-s-q1-soybean-grains-imports-surge-on-strong-demand.md) | +4.1% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2017-08-10 | [Grains And Oilseeds News in Brief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69567-grains-and-oilseeds-news-in-brief.md) | -4.5% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2019-01-30 | [Firm finish for grains and oilseeds - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61153-firm-finish-for-grains-and-oilseeds-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2021-02-27 | [Grain price trends and surplus of grain hoppers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48491-grain-price-trends-and-surplus-of-grain-hoppers.md) | +0.6% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- mundus-agri.eu: https://www.mundus-agri.eu/news/grains-oilseeds-surprise-shopping-spree.n38400.html

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