{
  "id": 18265719,
  "title": "Weak US dollar lifts wheat, but Black Sea export hopes cap gains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/weak-us-dollar-lifts-wheat-but-black-sea-export-hopes-cap-gains",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-05T06:27:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40447536/weak-us-dollar-lifts-wheat-but-black-sea-export-hopes-cap-gains"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, US wheat futures rallied as the US dollar weakened, making American crops more appealing on world markets. However, expectations of enhanced Black Sea exports kept prices hovering near four-month lows. Corn and soybean futures also climbed after hitting multi-month lows the prior day. The most-traded wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade closed up 0.5% at $6.01-3/4 a bushel. Corn rose 0.4% to $4.46 a bushel, while soybeans were up 0.1% at $12.03-1/2 a bushel.\n\nFrom high points in early September, CBOT wheat had dropped roughly 25%, corn had slipped about 20%, and soybeans had risen around 10%. Support was found on Thursday from the US dollar's decline, which intensified following Democrats' gains in both chambers of Congress during the midterm elections, enhancing the attractiveness of US agricultural exports.\n\nEarlier this year, wheat prices surged due to disrupted Russian and Ukrainian exports through the Black Sea. Nonetheless, alternative shipping routes have prevented anticipated supply shortages. Both Russia and Ukraine are dispatching more grain through alternate routes and have affirmed participation in three-way peace talks with the US in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11, hinting at a possible reopening of Black Sea shipping lanes.\n\nAnalyst Dennis Voznesenski of Commonwealth Bank suggested that ongoing substantial exports from Russia and Ukraine, optimism for a Black Sea agreement, and Russia's recent grant of permits for vessels to depart the Sea of Azov were all putting downward pressure on wheat prices. Yet, the market is unlikely to plummet further without concrete progress on reopening Black Sea ports, he noted. \"Prices are currently stuck in a standstill,\" Voznesenski explained.\n\nIn other grains, commodity brokerage StoneX recently increased its forecasts for the US corn and soybean harvests on Tuesday. Traders are eagerly anticipating updated US Department of Agriculture harvest estimates in the coming week. The US soybean crop is projected to be the largest on record, while the corn crop is expected to be the second-largest. Rain has impeded harvests in some parts of the US, slowing some cash sales of crops by farmers, according to traders.",
  "summary": "CANBERRA: Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday as a weaker US dollar made US crops more competitive on global markets, although expectations of stronger Black Sea exports kept prices near four-month lows. Corn and soybean futures also gained after reaching multi-month lows in the previous session. The most-traded wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) was up 0.5% at $6.01-3/4 a…",
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