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Wheat jumps after drone strike on Russia's Ust-Luga port

Wheat futures rose sharply after a drone attack on Russia's Baltic port of Ust-Luga started a fire and injured three workers.

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Ust-Luga. Photo: Vasilii Martynov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What we know

Market news accounts report that wheat futures climbed after a drone attack on Ust-Luga sparked a fire and injured three workers, raising fresh concerns about grain exports from the world's largest wheat supplier. European gas prices also rose as uncertainty over the Iran war and energy supply disruptions heightened winter fuel concerns.

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