Russia, one of the world's largest wheat exporters, is trying to stabilise domestic food prices with the wheat export levy as well as a grain export quota and a series of other measures after President Vladimir Putin criticised the impact of excessive inflation.
Recent rains have also helped improve the state of the country's crops ahead of the 2020/2021 harvest, a welcome relief for farmers following a prolonged drought during the southern hemisphere winter.
The export cap that had been imposed at the start of the week was criticised by growers who said it would weigh on production. Argentina, the world's No. 3 corn exporter, is also the top international supplier of soymeal livestock feed.
The correction triggered by the resistance at 3,883 ringgit was driven by a wave 4, which may have ended around 3,679 ringgit, as suggested by its three-wave structure and the bounce from the Tuesday low of 3,690 riniggit.
Bangladesh's rice imports are likely to surge to two million tonnes in the 2020/21 financial year as local prices jumped to a record high on limited supplies, a senior government official told Reuters last week.
The nearest resistance is at $5.04-1/2, the 800% level, which looks vulnerable and may be broken soon. Support is at $4.98, a break below which could cause a fall to $4.94.
Grain markets have been sensitive to any risks over South American supply as strong Chinese import demand has already absorbed much available soy and corn on the world market.
Strength in corn supportive to wheat futures but profit-taking noted as most-active contract hit fresh six-year peak during the overnight trading session.
Corn futures expected to rally for the 15th day in a row as most-active contract hit highest in 6-1/2 years overnight
The move triggered more buying in a futures market already on edge due to crop-threatening South American weather amid robust demand and tightening global corn and soybean supplies.