LONDON—The deal between Moscow and Kyiv to allow for the export of Ukrainian grain is helping push global prices lower, but it won’t translate into a slug of new exports soon.

Wheat prices fell Friday, as the deal raised hopes that a restart to Ukrainian grain exports would ease a brewing global food-supply crisis. Wheat futures traded in Chicago were down more than 4% at $7.72 a bushel.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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