Strait of Hormuz blockade and drought support wheat prices
JLJurphaas Lugtenburg Market Reporter Soft Commodities at DCA Market Intelligence · Published Apr 14, 2026
On the wheat market, the trend before the weekend was downward. Yesterday prices moved up again, although gains were more modest in Paris than in Chicago. Partly this is due to the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Weather in the US is also lending support to the wheat market.
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