# Russian wheat exports through Caspian Sea resume after long hiatus

> Russia shipped wheat to Iran via the Caspian Sea for the first time in years, with 500,000 tonnes of feed corn, 180,000 tonnes of feed barley and over 4,000 tonnes of wheat moving from Caspian ports in Q1 2026. Astrakhan grain shipments rose 61% to 730,000 tonnes.

- Date: 2026-04-17 · published 2026-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14121-russian-wheat-exports-through-caspian-sea-resume-after-long-hiatus
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rerouting Russian grain to Iran through the Caspian adds an alternative export channel while Middle East conflict disrupts Gulf trade. This supports Russian feed grain availability and adds to competition for Iranian feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-04-17 | [What are the deals on Ukraine, Russia grain exports? \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14397-what-are-the-deals-on-ukraine-russia-grain-exports-reuters.md) | -1.9% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2023-05-17 | [What are the deals on Ukraine, Russia grain exports? \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14390-what-are-the-deals-on-ukraine-russia-grain-exports-reuters.md) | +2.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2026-09-25 | [Russia can restart 80% of Black Sea grain export terminals if attacks stop \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14081-russia-can-restart-80-of-black-sea-grain-export-terminals-if-attacks-stop.md) | -0.3% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2017-01-26 | [Peso falls to session lows after meeting between US and Mexico presidents falls through](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73207-peso-falls-to-session-lows-after-meeting-between-us-and-mexico-presidents-falls.md) | +1.9% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2022-06-02 | [Ukraine seeks UN-backed mission to export grain shipments through Black Sea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14479-ukraine-seeks-un-backed-mission-to-export-grain-shipments-through-black-sea.md) | +4.8% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-04 | [Prospects for Australian Wheat Exports Amid the Ukraine-Russia Conflict —Australian Institute of International Affairs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41820-prospects-for-australian-wheat-exports-amid-the-ukraine-russia-conflict.md) | -7.3% | -4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-22 | [How Russia Exports Ukrainian Grain As Its Own: An Investigation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14290-how-russia-exports-ukrainian-grain-as-its-own-an-investigation.md) | -6.8% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-26 | [Ukraine's Azov Sea ports operating normally despite tensions with Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61920-ukraine-s-azov-sea-ports-operating-normally-despite-tensions-with-russia.md) | +0.6% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- bairdmaritime.com: https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/bulkers/russian-wheat-exports-through-caspian-sea-resume-after-long-hiatus-with-iran-bound-shipment

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