# Russian grain shipments grow as seaborne trade dominates exports

> Russia's seaborne grain exports rose 4.4% year on year to 4.7 million tonnes in December, according to shipping data from industry sources. Black Sea terminals handled 3.9 million tonnes, while Baltic and Far East volumes rose sharply from low bases. Seaborne exports for the first six months of the season fell 7.1% to almost 30 million tonnes.

- Date: 2026-01-16 · published 2026-01-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Russia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14143-russian-grain-shipments-grow-as-seaborne-trade-dominates-exports
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Steady Russian seaborne flows keep wheat supply well stocked in export markets, which is mildly bearish for global wheat and feed grain prices, though the cumulative decline reflects the export quota regime.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-11 | [Russian seaborne grain exports surge by 26.6 per cent in November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14153-russian-seaborne-grain-exports-surge-by-26-6-per-cent-in-november.md) | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-22 | [Russia's Seaborne Grain Exports Jumped By 40 Percent In November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56430-russia-s-seaborne-grain-exports-jumped-by-40-percent-in-november.md) | -0.6% | +5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-14 | [Russia's seaborne grain exports jumped by 40 per cent in November](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14244-russia-s-seaborne-grain-exports-jumped-by-40-per-cent-in-november.md) | -0.2% | -0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-18 | [Ukraine reduces the rate of grain exports, as Russia is stepping up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62390-ukraine-reduces-the-rate-of-grain-exports-as-russia-is-stepping-up.md) | +0.3% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-30 | [Russia: in August 2018, the deep-sea ports to reduce grain exports — Rusagrotrans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63390-russia-in-august-2018-the-deep-sea-ports-to-reduce-grain-exports-rusagrotrans.md) | +4.7% | -1.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-07-22 | [Ukraine war: Deal signed to allow grain exports to resume by sea - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14474-ukraine-war-deal-signed-to-allow-grain-exports-to-resume-by-sea-bbc-news.md) | +3.3% | -5.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-01-07 | [Ukraine's Grain Exports 2025/26: Trends and Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14150-ukraine-s-grain-exports-2025-26-trends-and-insights.md) | -0.4% | +1.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-12-07 | [Wheat prices touch 14-month low on surging Russian exports - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6645-wheat-prices-touch-14-month-low-on-surging-russian-exports-nikkei-asia.md) | +4.4% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- bairdmaritime.com: https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/bulkers/russian-grain-shipments-grow-as-seaborne-trade-dominates-exports

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