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Wheat and corn prices, which were expected to trend toward pre-war averages, are instead seeing a "weather premium" and "risk premium" return as the regional breadbasket faces its most difficult winter in a decade.
Russian wheat exports are poised for a significant surge in January, with SovEcon estimating shipments of 3.0–3.4 million metric tons (mmt) ... EU wheat quotes stood at approximately $232 per metric ton.
The immediate implications are a volatile "tug-of-war" in wheat futures ...Without a sufficient snow cover to act as insulation, the vulnerable winter wheat crop is now facing its highest risk of winterkill in recent years.