
Russian and Ukrainian representatives met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday under U.S. mediation, reporting progress but few concrete results. Grain prices eased, with Chicago wheat below $6 a bushel and Euronext wheat hitting its lowest level since July, while USDA sees combined Russia and Ukraine wheat exports at 50.5 million tonnes, more than 50% below last year.
Hopes of a Black Sea settlement lower the geopolitical risk premium on wheat, but exports remain constrained by shipping problems, so the price pressure may not last if talks stall.
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.
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.