Global wheat prices jump after Russia attacks grain bulker in Black Sea
Ukrinform
Wheat futures rose 2.2% after Ukraine said a Russian missile hit a grain bulker in the Black Sea.
This was reported by Bloomberg, Ukrinform saw.
Wheat futures jumped by 2.2% after Ukraine announced that a Russian missile hit a ship carrying grain after it left Ukraine’s territorial waters, the report said.
Futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose to $5.9175 a bushel, the highest since July 2024.
That said, the rise came ahead of the USDA's monthly supply and demand report, due September 12.
As reported, on September 12, Russia launched a missile strike targeting a civilian vessel transporting grain from Ukraine to Egypt via the Black Sea.
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