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By applying generalized forecast error variance decomposition, we quantify the risk spillover effects within grain markets and clarify the role of geopolitical uncertainties in shaping such spillovers. The results reveal a pronounced time-varying pattern in the transmission of international grain prices to domestic prices, with discernible differences across crop types. Within-market risk spillovers significantly outweigh cross-market spillovers, identifying the international grain market as the primary conduit for risk transmission. Geopolitical uncertainty exerts short-term negative shocks on grain market risk spillovers and on the net spillovers of both international and domestic soybeans. Simultaneously, an increase is observed in the net spillover levels of both domestic and international wheat markets. The magnitude of geopolitical risk impacts on grain markets varies across distinct periods, with the Russia-Ukraine conflict exerting a temporary negative influence. 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