# Russia's shift to flour exports is changing the global wheat market — CMB News

> CMB News reports that Russia is increasingly exporting processed wheat flour rather than raw wheat, easing some domestic logistics bottlenecks while increasing competition for millers in Turkey, Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Global wheat trade is sluggish in early November, with weak import demand and Black Sea logistics problems limiting volumes. Physical Black Sea and European wheat prices continue to ease gradually, while Odesa wheat is firming slightly.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-14T01:38:21.135Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98792-russia-s-shift-to-flour-exports-is-changing-the-global-wheat-market-cmb-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Larger flour flows could reshape regional supply chains and the price relationship between grain and processed products, and buyers are weighing freight costs. Soft demand and aggressive exporter competition keep downward pressure on wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-29 | [Russia is strong competitor for wheat markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67027-russia-is-strong-competitor-for-wheat-markets.md) | +0.2% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-25 | [Explainer: Why are Russian export prices roiling the wheat market? \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34139-explainer-why-are-russian-export-prices-roiling-the-wheat-market-reuters.md) | -2.7% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-23 | [Russia’s wheat exports from Black Sea ports fall to 460kt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14174-russia-s-wheat-exports-from-black-sea-ports-fall-to-460kt.md) | -0.2% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-09 | [Russia posts record wheat exports for 2023-24, plus structural changes for importers and exporters - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14286-russia-posts-record-wheat-exports-for-2023-24-plus-structural-changes-for.md) | -4.0% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-20 | [Russia, EU to vie for top spot in key wheat markets in 2017/18 – Customs Today Newspaper](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72431-russia-eu-to-vie-for-top-spot-in-key-wheat-markets-in-2017-18-customs-today.md) | -0.7% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- commodity-board.com: https://commodity-board.com/%d1%80%d0%be%d1%81%d1%81%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%b2%d1%80%d0%b0%d1%89%d0%b0%d0%b5%d1%82-%d0%bf%d1%88%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%86%d1%83-%d0%b2-%d0%bc%d1%83%d0%ba%d1%83-%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%8f-%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%b0-%d0%b2-%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%b9-%d1%82%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b3%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%bb%d0%b5

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