Wheat Price in Thessaloniki
Latest available price
160 EUR/mt
Thessaloniki is Greece's largest export port and the main sea gateway to the Balkans, handling grain alongside its container and general cargo trade. Source: Port of Thessaloniki.
Lower than 56 of 62 other reporting EU markets (Week of Sep 24, 2018).
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How this year compares, month by month, to the typical pattern of recent years for the selected region.
Notable price events
- 2007-08 global food price crisis — Drought in major exporting countries, combined with several governments restricting exports to protect domestic supply and growing demand for biofuel crops, pushed wheat, rice and corn to what were then record prices within about a year - triggering food riots in over 30 countries.
- Russia's invasion of Ukraine — Russia's February 2022 invasion cut off two of the world's largest wheat and corn exporters and most of its sunflower oil supply almost overnight, while sanctions and blocked Black Sea shipping routes hit Russian fertilizer exports too - sending prices sharply higher within days across all four commodities at once, a rare case of one event moving so many markets simultaneously.
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Price data table
Recent prices
| Period | Price (EUR/mt) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Week of Sep 24, 2018 | 160 | +6.7% |
| Week of Aug 13, 2018 | 150 | -11.8% |
| Week of Nov 28, 2016 | 170 | +8.3% |
| Week of Nov 21, 2016 | 157 | +0.0% |
| Week of Nov 14, 2016 | 157 | -1.9% |
| Week of Oct 17, 2016 | 160 | +6.7% |
| Week of Oct 3, 2016 | 150 | -11.8% |
| Week of Nov 23, 2015 | 170 | – |
Annual averages
| Year | Average (EUR/mt) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 (year to date) | 155 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 158.8 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 170 | – |