# Ships Queue at Russian Grain Port

> Russian grain shipments through the Black Sea port of Kavkaz have been sharply curtailed in August 2025 by new ship entry and inspection rules tied to a July decree by President Putin. About 350,000 tonnes have moved since August began, versus 1.5–2 million tonnes a month typically, with more than 120 ships waiting.

- Date: 2025-08-19 · published 2025-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Black Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14183-ships-queue-at-russian-grain-port
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Kavkaz handles nearly a quarter of Russian seaborne grain, so the bottleneck reduces near-term export supply and can lift Black Sea wheat and corn offers, while raising coastal freight rates.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-15 | [Grain transshipment at Russian ports fell by more than 50% in 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14208-grain-transshipment-at-russian-ports-fell-by-more-than-50-in-2025.md) | -3.9% | -3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-04 | [Russia’s grain exports fell 38% in July due to port attacks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12809-russia-s-grain-exports-fell-38-in-july-due-to-port-attacks.md) | +0.1% | +5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-22 | [Russian grain exports collapse fourfold as Black Sea ports stall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14076-russian-grain-exports-collapse-fourfold-as-black-sea-ports-stall.md) | -0.7% | — |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-29 | [Russian battle to keep up grain export pace \| Countryman](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63885-russian-battle-to-keep-up-grain-export-pace-countryman.md) | -1.2% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-22 | [UN concerned by lack of grain ships going to one Ukrainian port \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14394-un-concerned-by-lack-of-grain-ships-going-to-one-ukrainian-port-reuters.md) | -0.4% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2018-02-09 | [Ships Queue as Truck Strike Slows Argentina Grain Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66346-ships-queue-as-truck-strike-slows-argentina-grain-exports.md) | +0.2% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2026-08-04 | [Russia’s grain exports fell 38% in July due to port attacks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12809-russia-s-grain-exports-fell-38-in-july-due-to-port-attacks.md) | -0.5% | +10.1% |
| CORN | 2026-10-22 | [Russian grain exports collapse fourfold as Black Sea ports stall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14076-russian-grain-exports-collapse-fourfold-as-black-sea-ports-stall.md) | -1.2% | — |

## Sources

- maritimeprofessional.com: https://www.maritimeprofessional.com/news/ships-queue-russian-grain-port-409057

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