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Grain prices won’t plummet if war in Ukraine ends

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused grain prices to surge to record levels in 2022, but a peace deal won’t lead to large falls in prices. This is mainly because Ukrainian grain production has already largely recovered from the war-related disruption. Instead, we expect favourable growing conditions and lower energy costs to be the main factors that will weigh on agricultural prices over the coming years.

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