# U.S. grains: May wheats limit-down as peace talks progress - Manitoba Co-operator

> U.S. wheat futures fell by their daily limit on March 16 as investors weighed whether Ukraine-Russia talks could produce a ceasefire. CBOT May wheat settled 85 cents lower at $10.69-1/4 a bushel, and CBOT May corn and soybeans also declined. Rain forecast for the U.S. Plains eased concerns about dryness in winter wheat.

- Date: 2022-03-17 · published 2022-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9944-u-s-grains-may-wheats-limit-down-as-peace-talks-progress-manitoba-co-operator
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Peace-talk headlines cut the war-driven risk premium on wheat and corn, which had lifted prices about 20% since the invasion. Lower Black Sea supply risk points to softer feed grain costs for buyers, though prices remain elevated.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-01 | [US Harvest Progress Caps Corn Gains as Black Sea Talks Pressure Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17499-us-harvest-progress-caps-corn-gains-as-black-sea-talks-pressure-wheat.md) | -2.9% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-29 | [Wheat: Prices fall on peace talks, low demand \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42308-wheat-prices-fall-on-peace-talks-low-demand-latest-market-news.md) | -9.0% | -3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-14 | [Wheat, soybeans fall on expectations of progress in Ukraine shipping talks - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5976-wheat-soybeans-fall-on-expectations-of-progress-in-ukraine-shipping-talks.md) | +8.4% | +8.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-17 | [Wheat markets shrug off US-Iran deal as freight, harvests take focus \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16848-wheat-markets-shrug-off-us-iran-deal-as-freight-harvests-take-focus-s-and-p.md) | -1.6% | -1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-27 | [Soybeans and corn fall more than 2% as oil drops, wheat also down \| ZAWYA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8284-soybeans-and-corn-fall-more-than-2-as-oil-drops-wheat-also-down-zawya.md) | -2.4% | +2.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-03-29 | [Wheat: Prices fall on peace talks, low demand \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42308-wheat-prices-fall-on-peace-talks-low-demand-latest-market-news.md) | -3.1% | +8.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-07-14 | [Wheat, soybeans fall on expectations of progress in Ukraine shipping talks - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5976-wheat-soybeans-fall-on-expectations-of-progress-in-ukraine-shipping-talks.md) | +0.4% | +0.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-06-17 | [Wheat markets shrug off US-Iran deal as freight, harvests take focus \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16848-wheat-markets-shrug-off-us-iran-deal-as-freight-harvests-take-focus-s-and-p.md) | -5.4% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- manitobacooperator.ca: https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/daily/u-s-grains-may-wheats-limit-down-as-peace-talks-progress/

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