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Home » Wheat Climbs to Four-Month High as Traders Assess Russia Risks

Wheat Climbs to Four-Month High as Traders Assess Russia Risks

GRAINS OF WHEAT SHOOT OUT OF A SAMPLE TUBE IN A HUNGARY-BASED STORAGE GRANARY.
Bicske, Hungary. May 2023. Photo: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg
June 27, 2023
Bloomberg

Wheat climbed to a fresh four-month high after the armed uprising in top exporter Russia added uncertainty to the outlook for grain shipments from the Black Sea breadbasket.

Russia is expected to be the world’s biggest wheat exporter this season and next, and any shift in its shipments would have a significant impact on global flows. There doesn’t appear to be immediate disruptions to its wheat trade, although the shipping industry will be assessing the safety of operations in the region, said Carlos Mera, head of agricultural commodities market research at Rabobank.

Chicago wheat futures climbed 1.3% to $7.56 a bushel as of 10:38 a.m. in New York trading June 26 after earlier rallying as much as 3.2% as traders weighed the implications of the events of the weekend of June 23. The advance puts prices on track for a 29% monthly gain, the biggest since 2015, which has also been driven by dry weather parching U.S. corn and soy crops.

Read more: Austria Sees Need to Curb Russian Gas Reliance as Supply Risks Exposed

Convoys loyal to Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner mercenary group, advanced toward Moscow June 24, demanding the removal of President Vladimir Putin’s army chiefs. A deal was struck to end the insurrection, prompting Prigozhin to halt his assault and agree to go into exile. It represented the greatest threat yet to Putin’s almost 25-year rule.

The situation could add to worries over the future of the pact that allows Ukraine to ship grain from Black Sea ports. The deal is up for renewal in mid-July 2023, and Ukraine’s infrastructure minister said he was “not optimistic” over its extension during the week of June 19.

“Political upheaval in Russia makes it less likely that they will have time and willingness to sit down at the table and discuss the details of a grain deal,” Mera said by phone.

The rapid chain of events in Russia left the U.S. and Europe trying to comprehend the political implications of a mutiny that opens cracks in Putin’s previously unquestioned authority in the Kremlin. The crisis unfolded amid bitter divisions in Russia over the faltering war in Ukraine, as a Ukrainian counter-offensive tries to push Russian forces out of occupied territories.

Read more: Germany Warns of Industry Shutdown if Russian Gas Stops Flowing

Risks to the global market “appear much more muted” as Putin remains in control, Erik Meyersson, a strategist at Sweden’s SEB AB, said in a note. Still, the bank now sees a lower probability of a further extension of the Black Sea grain deal, adding to the upside for grain prices.

Russia’s agricultural industry is operating normally and production chains are stable, TASS reported June 24, citing Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev.

“If escalation were to increase, things could change,” Kona Haque, head of commodities research at ED&F Man, said on Bloomberg Television with Francine Lacqua. “For now, I think it’s just a wait-and-see approach.”

Chicago corn and soy futures also jumped.

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