# Grain shipments from Russia and Ukraine have halved | World Ports Organization

> BIMCO estimates grain shipments from Russia and Ukraine fell 49% year-on-year in January–August 2025, with combined production about 10% below pre-war levels. Russia cut its wheat export quota by 63% between February and June, and the EU's duty-free deal for Ukrainian farm exports expired in June, no longer covering wheat and corn.

- Date: 2025-08-27 · published 2025-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14182-grain-shipments-from-russia-and-ukraine-have-halved-world-ports-organization
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Black Sea supply tightens global wheat and corn availability, partly offset by US, Canadian, Australian, Argentine and Romanian shipments, supporting prices for feed grains and meal substitutes.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-10 | [Rising Atlantic ballasters, Gladstone congestion highs, and Russian grain flows. \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16899-rising-atlantic-ballasters-gladstone-congestion-highs-and-russian-grain-flows.md) | -0.4% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-04-23 | [Grain shipment in Ukrainian seaports halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59438-grain-shipment-in-ukrainian-seaports-halved-latifundist-com.md) | -4.2% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-25 | [News from Russia and Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71358-news-from-russia-and-ukraine.md) | +3.6% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-04 | [News from Russia and Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71361-news-from-russia-and-ukraine.md) | +0.2% | +4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-28 | [News from Russia and Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71837-news-from-russia-and-ukraine.md) | +0.5% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2025-09-30 | [Ukraine weekly wheat exports rise \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14175-ukraine-weekly-wheat-exports-rise-world-ports-organization.md) | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-04-23 | [Grain shipment in Ukrainian seaports halved — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59438-grain-shipment-in-ukrainian-seaports-halved-latifundist-com.md) | -2.3% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2017-04-04 | [News from Russia and Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71361-news-from-russia-and-ukraine.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- worldports.org: https://www.worldports.org/grain-exports-from-ukraine-and-russia-collapse/
- worldports.org: https://www.worldports.org/grain-shipments-from-russia-and-ukraine-have-halved/

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